Yesterday, I had Todd Usher with Addison Homes come to my house to do a Home Energy Audit. I didn't know what this was or what to expect! What he did was amazing!
He placed a frame inside my front door covered with a red material that reminded me of parachute material. In the bottom of that cover was a hole where he place a fan that pulled the air out of the house. Attached to that was an electrical mechanism that had two readings on it and was attached to the fan. He asked me to turn off the AC Units and make sure all the windows and outside doors were closed.
When he turned on the fan, he showed me where the pressure was dropping in the house and told me that the fan would maintain that pressure so he could do the testing. What Testing??
The coolest thing was the Infared Camera. As he walked around with that it showed where the heat was coming into the house and measured the temp of that heat. I.E. around interior wall switch plates the heat was being pulled into the house and it was flowing fast!! Around the Attic Stairs, Recessed Lights, where the sheetrock meets between walls and ceilings, and more!! the temps on the heat coming into the house with this test was reaching 102 Degrees and it was about 90 outside!!!!
Todd explained about the Stack effects in a house and how to minimize that to save on utilities and gave lots of energy saving tips that cost little to no money. I will be getting a report from him in a few days and I can't wait to see it. The really great news is that My Windows are not leaking!! With an 8 year old house, he said it was in really good shape and that we were really taking good care of the house. He said on older homes, sometimes there are too many factors like bad duct work, to know exactly where the problems are. Our house was relatively simple and I learned a Great Deal!!! Thanks Todd for the Home Energy Audit!!!!!
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