Home Energy Audits

COMMENTARY

• Learn about a low cost home energy audit.  Producing a roadmap to find loss in energy efficiency
• Audit includes home pressure testing.  Removing air to find leakages
• Audit report gives you the result to determine the easiest to hardest things to fix

Super Cooling With Zoning

COMMENTARY

• A testament to super cooling from a homeowner who sustained 97% off peak power consumption saving money
• Super cooling with zoning can work with a separate thermostat in each zone
• Retrofitting for zoning could work with a large attic access to the air handler, duct work and split system

CALLER

• Donna has a 2005 home with a gas furnace.  After an A/C maintenance check, the contractor suggested removing that furnace with an electric heat pump.  We have some thoughts

CALLER

• Dianna is a super cooler with a charging station for her electric vehicle. Questioning if she stays with her current off peak rate or look into an EV rate. Plus we discuss if zoning could work for cooling her basement different from what she’s doing now

Takeaways

COMMENTARY

• Dampers work to push air where its need in room zones.  David explains a typical layout

CALLER

• Dennis wants to know how his 1970 block home can be more energy efficient from his current setup. That’s where an energy audit should be his first step.