5 Energy-Wasting Problems Hiding Inside Your Home
The most expensive problems are usually invisible from the living room.
Five common culprits, roughly in order of how often they turn up in New Jersey homes.
1. Attic bypasses
Open chases around plumbing stacks and chimneys let conditioned air escape straight through the insulation.
2. Leaky ducts in unconditioned space
Ductwork in an attic or crawlspace can lose a meaningful share of its airflow before it reaches a register.
3. Compressed or missing insulation
Insulation flattened by storage or foot traffic performs far below its rated value.
4. Rim joist gaps
The band around the top of the foundation is a classic winter leak, and easy to seal from inside the basement.
5. An oversized furnace
Short-cycling equipment wastes fuel and leaves rooms unevenly heated.
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