Furnace filters main job is to protect the blower fan and the heat exchanger from dust, hair particles and other debris that can be picked up by the furnace returns. Having a clean filter will help improve air quality in your home and lower heating costs. A dirty filter will make the furnace ...
Exterior Doors and Energy Loss
This is a thermal picture of a front door facing south that gets sun exposure. Two interesting points to note, it’s 32 degrees outside and this door is heating up 69.6 because it’s behind a of the glass storm door. Glass storm doors act as a magnifying glass. Even more important, ...
Look out below!
This is a building across from the home I was inspecting. While I was taking pictures of the house I heard water running. The building across the street has a air handler for the ac unit on the 3rd floor. When the condensate pump turns on it sends water outside onto the roof which then falls onto ...
Waterlogged Pressure Tanks
Do you know if you have a waterlogged tank? Have you ever experienced a surge in water pressure at the tap and seen it drop off quickly? Is the pressure low or sometimes only a trickle? Listen to your water pump does it run in very short bursts, and turn on and off again ...
Mice infestation
With winter coming, unwanted pests trying to get warm by entering homes. Any holes along your domiciles exterior can become an access point for rodents. These rodents which are most commonly mice, can pick up on heat loss from poorly insulated homes. In this article I’ll cover the most common ...
What’s that?
What’s that? My buyers and agent asked as they looked through my thermal imaging camera. What are the odds you’ll come across two houses back-to-back with electric radiant heat in the ceiling? Ans: Slim, but true. In both cases my buyers and agents responded, what’s that? ...
The importance of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
In the past three months I’ve seen repeated news reports of home fires with fatalities that could have been prevented with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors installed. If you’re unaware, Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly less dense than air. It ...
Energy Saving Tip, Honeycomb Blinds
What’s the first thing that jumps out at you when you look at the house below? Since I was called to inspect it, first thought was damn, that’s a lot of glass. Second, with a size of 7,000 sq. / ft., that’s a lot to heat up. Windows and doors are the greatest source of wasted ...
Is your woodstove installed correctly?
Winter is upon us here New Hampshire and many residents will be using wood stoves to heat their home. Based on my findings as a home inspector many of these stoves are installed improperly. In the news this morning was a home destroyed by fire, cause a wood stove. Which begs the question, ...
