Test for air leaks

Posted on: April 05, 2008
Posted by: SiteEditorArianna
Related topics: daily challenge, energy savers, and weekend challenge
Challenge Yourself for: 2 days

Leaky homes use more energy. Here’s a neat trick for testing yours: hold a lit incense stick near windows, doors, electrical boxes, plumbing fixtures, outlets, ceiling fixtures and attic hatches. If the smoke moves horizontally instead of rising, you may have found a leak that requires sealing. This weekend, challenge yourself to identify all the air leaks in your home.

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rjcphotography
Posted April 05, 2008 at 08:53 AM

I hate paying my electric bill.
My windows have beem upgraded to double insulated with uv block.
My doors are steel with storm doors attached and recently weatherized.
We also weatherized my attic enterances, I have 2.
Under my house my pipes are wrapped and a vapor barrior placed. I have vents in the crawspace.

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susant118
Posted April 05, 2008 at 12:25 PM

My mother taught me this 28 years ago, to wash in cold water and to only run full loads. this is challending now since it is only my husband and i,but i try to wait until my husband is on his last uniform!!