| NEW ENGLAND ENERGY AUDIT BIG MISTAKES HOMEOWNERS MAKE!!! |
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UNLESS THERE IS VISIBLE ROT AROUND THE WINDOWS. NEW WINDOWS WILL
ONLY ADD AN R-VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY AN R-2 AND THAT'S IF YOU BUY
THE EXPENSIVE ONES. THE PAYBACK ON WINDOWS IS EXCESSIVE, AN
AVERAGE OF AROUND 20 YEARS AND THE EXPENSE IS HUGE. WINDOW
COMPANIES ADVERTISE SAVINGS ON YOUR HEATING BILLS OF UP TO 40%.
MAYBE - IF YOUR WINDOWS ARE ROTTING OUT OF THEIR FRAMES - BUT NOT
LIKELY! IF WINDOW COMPANIES AND THEIR SALESPEOPLE WERE BEING
TOTALLY HONEST WITH YOU, THEY WOULD PERFORM BLOWER DOOR
TESTING. A BLOWER DOOR TEST WILL SHOW BEYOND A DOUBT WHETHER
NEW WINDOWS ARE IN ORDER OR NOT. OFTEN CAULKING, WINDOW
TREATMENTS OR GOOD STORMS PROVE TO BE A BETTER INVESTMENT.
#2 MISTAKE - MORE FIBERGLASS INSULATION - STOP, STOP!!
FIBERGLASS INSULATION IS THE MOST INFERIOR INSULATION ON THE MARKET
TODAY. YES, BUILDERS STILL USE IT TODAY. WHY - IT IS CHEAPER, BUT NOT
BY MUCH - CHEAPER TO PURCHASE AND CHEAPER TO INSTALL. SPEAKING OF
INSTALLING, IT ISN'T EVEN USUALLY INSTALLED CORRECTLY. ALL TOO OFTEN
WE HEAR FROM HOMEOWNERS WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEIR
HEATING BILLS ARE STILL SO HIGH, AFTERALL THEY JUST ADDED FIBERGLASS
INSULATION TO THEIR ATTIC. FIBERGLASS IS A BETTER AIR FILTER THAN
INSULATOR. OFTEN YOU WILL SEE DIRTY FIBERGLASS AND THIS IS BECAUSE
AS THE AIR PASSES THROUGH (YOUR HEATED AIR) IT COLLECTS DUST AND
DEBRIS. IT IS AFTERALL A GOOD AIR FILTER.
#3 MISTAKE - KEEPING THAT REFRIGERATOR IN THE GARAGE
RUNNING.
I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES WE GO INTO A HOME THAT HAS THAT
EXTRA REFRIGERATOR RUNNING IN THE GARAGE AND/OR BASEMENT.
USUALLY IT IS THE OLD REFRIGERATOR. THAT IN ITSELF MEANS IT MAY BE AN
ENERGY HOG. OFTEN THESE REFRIGERATORS HAVE THAT LONE SIX-PACK OF
BEER OR A BOTTLE OF WINE, LEFT OVER FROM THE HOLIDAYS. IT IS NOT
UNCOMMON TO HEAR, WE NEED IT FOR THE EXTRA FOOD FOR THE HOLIDAYS
- WELL THE HOLIDAYS WERE MONTHS AGO. UNPLUG IT!! USE IT ONLY WHEN
YOU NEED IT. BEYOND THAT AN EMPTY FREEZER MAKES THE WHOLE UNIT
WORK HARDER.
THE REFRIGERATOR OR STAND ALONE FREEZER N THE GARAGE HAS TO
WORK REALLY HARD IN THE SUMMER. THIS APPLIANCE WOULD BE FAR MORE
ECONOMICAL IF IT WERE LOCATED IN THE COOL BASEMENT - IF YOU REALLY
NEED IT?
BEFORE YOU MAKE THESE COSTLY MISTAKES, CALL US FOR A
PROFESSIONAL HOME ENERGY AUDIT. NO SENSE IN CHASING GOOD
MONEY AFTER BAD!
