Corbett Lunsford

Corbett Lunsford is an expert in home performance diagnostics, specializing in building science, ventilation design, and advanced home testing, with extensive experience in optimizing the invisible dynamics of home environments—including physics, chemistry, and microbiology—and applying this knowledge to projects like high-performance homes and educational content, with a focus in the session on designing ventilation systems that incorporate circulation, filtration, humidity control, dilution, and pressure relief.

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Clocking a Gas Meter (It’s Not That Hard)

I’ve heard a lot about clocking gas meters over the years, and honestly, in Florida, there isn’t too much call for heat. There are even fewer furnaces. I was pleasantly surprised when I found out how easy it actually is to clock the gas meter. Here is how you do it, step by step: Make […]

The Case For Pulling The Blower Housing

When I started in the trade in 1999, there were still many oilable blower motors in service. As part of the maintenance, we would remove the housing and oil the motor. We would also vacuum the motor and wipe it down. Before you pull the blower, shut off the power at the breaker or disconnect, […]

The Surefire Way to Get a Blower Wheel Off

I’ve always opposed the practice of grabbing a hub puller as the first method of removing a blower. The video below by Brad Hicks with HVAC in SC on YouTube demonstrates the exact method I use to safely remove a blower wheel without damaging anything. Thanks, Brad! The Steps Kill the power. Pull the blower […]

The 5 Factors of Ventilation

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Making of a TV Show About Home Performance (Podcast)

In today’s podcast, I talk with Corbett Lunsford about his new show about home performance and diagnosis. Home Diagnosis airs on PBS in winter 2018. Even though Home Diagnosis mostly deals with building performance, HVAC work is a large component of overall home performance. Corbett Lunsford used to be a pianist before becoming a building performance expert. He […]

Blower Door Testing, Building Performance & More w/ Corbett Lunsford (Podcast)

In this podcast episode, Bryan talks to Corbett Lunsford about blower door testing and the coming building performance revolution. Building performance and HVAC have been becoming much more closely linked lately. So, it’s a good idea for HVAC techs to learn a bit about building performance. In the HVAC world, we often see homes with […]