About Sandy's Pepperwood

A home energy audit in Salt Lake City, Utah that we did yesterday was kind of interesting. The home was built in the mid 1970's and had new windows and doors and was caulked and sealed up very well. I was impressed with just how well this home was insulated and especially how weather tight the ceilings and walls were. I started the energy audit at the front entry and placed the blower door in the garage entry door.

An energy audit in simple terms is when we close up all of the intentional openings and depressurize the home with a calibrated blower creating a negative pressure. Since the inside of the home is at a lower pressure than the outside, any place where "unconditioned" outside air can infiltrate into the home is quickly pinpointed out with infrared thermal imaging and included in the energy audit report.

This home was "tight" and was only flowing around 2,850 cfm at .020 water column inches inside pressure. However once I went into the basement living area I noticed the fireplace bricks were whistling. Actually we all though it was funny. After the home owner seals up these openings this older home will be as airtight as a new energy star home.

In the infrared photos - the blue areas is cold outside air entering the home around the brick chimney.

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Energy Audit Revisited - One year later we find lower utility bills and a draft free home in Pepperwood Community of Sandy, UT. It was almost one year ago that we did performed an energy audit on a large home on Snowstar Lane in this gated community. This particular 6,000 sq ft home was "leaking at the seams". We found about 3.4 air changes per hour - one of the complaints was the draftiness when the wind was blowing. We also found missing insulation in several wall cavities.

This year set up the blower door again for the first time since the retrofit and the air leakage is down to 1.2 air changes per hour. All of the walls and ceilings are fully insulated and their utility bills are averaging around 30% less than the year before. Proff again that energy audits really work.

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Looking to increase the energy efficiency of your existing Pepperwood home? Are your Questar gas bills through the roof? Let Alamo Infrared Energy Audits and Home Inspections inspect and evaluate your Sandy, Utah home. Our modern equipment can evaluate and determine the air tightness of your new home. Leaky windows and doors as well as missing or insufficient insulation can only be detected using high performance blower doors and infrared cameras. For more information visit our website: www.utahenergyaudit.com www.umrt.com

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Looking for an energy efficient home in the Pepperwood area of Sandy, Utah? Let Alamo Infrared Energy Audits and Home Inspections inspect and evaluate your new home. Our modern equipment can evaluate and determine the air tightness of your new home. Leaky windows and doors as well as missing or insufficient insulation can only be detected using high performance blower doors and infrared cameras. For more information visit our website: www.utahenergyaudit.com

Alamo Infrared is the oldest and largest energy auditor for homes, businesses and government buildings in the Rocky Mountain West.

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