Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Energy Audit

Today we had our Home Energy Audit. The audit looks at things like the furnace, hot water heater, insulation, toilets, and windows and doors. The whole thing took a couple of hours. The most interesting part is the test for air-tightness. A powerful negative-pressure fan is placed at your front door to find where there are air leaks in your home.

We have lots of leaks! There are also some other areas where we can improve our energy efficiency. The government program allows you to qualify for up to $10,000 in federal and provincial rebates for energy upgrades. We won't qualify for all of it, but we should get a fair amount back for things like new windows, furnace, hot water heater and insulation.

Mike Thomson, a friend of Dave's, was our licensed energy advisor. His email address is ecoenergymike@live.ca


2 comments:

Kris said...

I'm thinking if you paint your door this same colour of red (like the plastic or whatever that the energy guy used) and keep the green things painted the way they are...you won't have to hang up Christmas lights!! You'll be all set already!

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