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Drafty Home June 2 adidas ultra boost womens pink , 2012 | Author: Mark Munns | Posted in Home and Family
We all know that a drafty home is costly; we also know an air-tight home is undesirable. Finding the happy medium can be difficult, but it is possible. Every crack and crevice in your home is an area of air leakage. Other air leakage can occur in outdoor water faucets, phone and cable lines entering the wall, bathroom and kitchen vents, furnace vents, laundry vents, chimneys, mail slots, garage doors and even air conditioners.


According the Smart Energy Alliance, a non-profit organization committed to providing tools and resources to consumers, reports that on average 60% of the air in a home leaks out every hour; more when weather is inclement and less when conditions are mild. That statistic is frighteningly high when you consider that fact we spend so much on heating or cooling the air before it leaks out of the home.


So what can you do to assess the amount of air leakage in your home? You can hire an air leakage professional and expertly evaluate the state of your home. An expert can conduct an energy assessment, and perform a blower door test. There are a few tests the homeowner can carry out themselves. After the sun