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A comment at the hardware store about heat pumps made me check my own furnace.
The clerk said his new heat pump cut his winter gas bill by nearly 40% in Denver, which pushed me to finally schedule an energy audit for next Tuesday.
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faithwalker16d ago
That's a huge drop, but I've heard heat pumps can really struggle in Denver's cold snaps. My neighbor got one and his backup electric heat kicked in so much his bill was a shock. An energy audit is smart, but I'd be careful taking one store clerk's win as the whole story.
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black.joel16d ago
So the clerk's heat pump worked great, but your neighbor had a bad surprise with the backup heat. What did the energy audit for your own house actually look at? Like, did they check your attic insulation and window seals, or just do a quick walk around? I'm trying to figure out what a good audit even covers before I book one.
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alice_kim15d ago
A good audit should be way more than a walk around. Mine took a few hours and they used a blower door test to find air leaks, checked insulation depth in the attic, and used an infrared camera on walls and windows. They gave me a full report with pictures showing exactly where my house was losing energy. Skip any company that just does a visual check and doesn't use real testing tools.
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