NRGsav OUR GOAL: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO HOME COMFORT AND ENERGYSAVING

DUCT TESTING AND REPAIR

IS YOUR AIR CONDITIONING BURNING YOUR MONEY?
IS YOUR AIR-CONDITIONER COOLING YOUR ATTIC?
ADD COMFORT TO YOUR HOME AND CUT YOUR BILLS

DUCT TESTING AND REPAIR IS USUALLY THE MOST EFFECTIVE ENERGY SAVER PER DOLLAR
Newer homes average 22% LEAKAGE – 30% AND ABOVE in older homes:
RESULTS:
· A lot of heating and air-conditioning in your attic-Do you like paying for it?
· Overworking stresses the Air Conditioner wearing down its long term efficiency
· As air volume is reduced-Some rooms may not receive adequate heat or air
· Rising energy costs reduce comfort as thermostats are adjusted to save money
· Hazardous mould and carbon monoxide can enter through duct leaks reducing air quality



DEEP DUCT FACTSHEET


A REAL AND EFFECTIVE ENERGYSAVER
· In California 20-50 cents in every A/C dollar goes into the attic*.
· Your ductwork is as good as the crew that installed it.
· Ductwork may have worked loose or been broken or crushed by other workers.
· Improper duct cleaning procedures can damage ducts.
· Animals can damage ductwork seeking warmth in the winter.
· Duct tape (used extensively-now banned) disintegrates after a few years.
· Leaky ducts can be an air quality health risk (mould/carbon monoxide etc).
· Uninsulated ducts burn money
· A major cause of blackout overload is duct leakage.


*Up to June 2001 brand new houses averaged 22% leakage - older homes averaged much higher.
“AVERAGED” MEANS Houses with minimal leaks balanced homes with 40-50% leaks
The cost, age or look of your house will not indicate the quality of the HVAC installation
Where is your house on this scale?
A duct test will put your mind at rest.

DUCT SYSTEM TESTING WILL TELL YOU IF YOU HAVE LEAKS AND NEED REPAIRS
Duct testing and sealing is the commonest energy saver per dollar.
(Duct testing is not duct cleaning SEE LINK BELOW)

RESULTS OF REPAIRS:
· Save money to spend on other things
· Use less energy
· Increase your comfort (both heating and cooling)
· That room that was always hot in summer cold in winter may always be comfortable
· Increase the efficiency and reduce wear on your air conditioner
· Cut expensive peak demand
· Increased winter heating efficiency matches cooling improvements

INSURE SAFETY IN YOUR HOME
· Cut circulation of pollutants in your house (mould/carbon monoxide etc).
· Sleep easier with knowledge of duct efficiency and good air quality
· Help the environment

AIR QUALITY-SAFETY:
· We test levels of carbon monoxide for your home
· We test gas appliances for malfunctions:
(Heater, Water Heater, Range, Dryer etc.)

A/C IMPROVEMENT CHECKS:
· Duct system & Heater leaks
· Air conditioner age, size, efficiency
· Tuning-up the home's cooling system


FOR A MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE HOME AND LOWER MONTHLY ENERGY BILLS
FOR AN ACCURATE DUCT-TEST USING THE MINNEAPOLIS DUCT BLASTER AND CARBON MONOXIDE TEST FOR UNSAFE APPLIANCES AND AIR FLOW
CALL NRGsav: (916) 444 0671
(We are trained in Utility and California Energy Commission approved duct testing and repair methods plus carbon monoxide level verification using utility approved equipment).


MORE COMFORT FROM INTEGRATED ENERGYSAVING IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING:

· HOME ENERGY AUDIT
· HVAC DUCT TEST/REPAIR
· HOUSE PRESSURISATION TEST
· WHOLEHOUSEFANS
· ATTIC FANS
· ATTIC/WALL INSULATION
· WEATHER SEALING
· TANKLESS WATER HEATERS
· SHADE SCREENS
· LOW-E WINDOWS
· SHADE TREES
· CEILING FANS
· HVAC CHECK
· MINI SKYLIGHTS

PLUS MEASURES WE CAN SUGGEST THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO YOUR PARTICULAR HOME
A systematic approach to increasing comfort and cutting utility bills would include increasing attic insulation, sealing leaks in the building envelope, installing shade screens, duct-testing and HVAC inspection, gas and electric appliance efficiency testing. We can determine other appropriate measures specific to each building type, location and individual homeowner.


More on Duct testing:
(COMPLETE ARTICLE REPRODUCED ON SEPARATE LINK)

DUCTS: Edited version
If your ducts are not insulated, hot air cools (and cool air heats) in the duct long before it's delivered to the rooms in your house. If your ducts are leaking, expensive conditioned air spills into your attic, crawl space and other unoccupied areas. In fact 50% of the energy you spend on heating and cooling can be wasted this way.
A California duct system wastes about 40% of the power it consumes on hot days. To save energy and increase comfort
half of this peak loss can be saved by sealing duct leaks, half by insulating ducts to R-6 and tuning-up the home's cooling system.
Additional peak reductions come with smaller capacity high efficiency equipment.
Of the twelve million residences in California, about eight million have some sort of forced air heating and/or cooling system.
Typically duct leaks and poor duct insulation waste a quarter of heating and cooling energy because of ducts installed outside the conditioned space (often in attics or crawlspaces). This means that homeowners are inadvertently paying to heat and cool these unoccupied spaces and wasting energy, money and precious natural resources while polluting the environment. Duct performance is worse under peak conditions when house loads are highest and the ducts and cooling equipment are exposed to the harshest conditions (attic temperatures can reach 150 degrees F on a summer day). A typical system under these conditions wastes about 40% of the energy it consumes.
Half of this peak loss can be saved by sealing the air leaks in ducts.
The other half can be saved by insulating ducts.

DUCT TESTING IS NOT DUCT CLEANING
"Should You Have the Air Ducts in Your Home Cleaned?"
DUCT TESTING IS NOT DUCT CLEANING
Edited from EPA article on duct cleaning full version available at http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/airduct.html>


ABOUT US:

PLANNED AND INSTALLED BY PROFESSIONALS
· We inspect your house and list potential energy improvements
· We advise you on the measures that most affect your comfort or bills
· We prioritize them according to your budget

THREE BONUSES OF USING OUR SERVICES
· FREE energy audit with energy saving recommendations
· FREE visual electrical inspection of attic for safety hazards and code violations with installation.
· SAVINGS & SAFETY: DUCT SYSTEM AND CARBON MONOXIDE TESTS.

OUR HISTORY
· LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTORS with Over 20 years practical experience
· Working in all trades involved in renovation, repair and new construction in the Sacramento area.
· We have completed thousands of housing inspections for the Federal Government.
· We conduct ENERGY AUDITS with Cal-HERS rating existing houses for Energy Efficient Mortgages.
· We verify Title-24 and Energy Star compliance for new construction.

LIST OF ENERGY SOLUTIONS WE CAN CARRY OUT TOGETHER

DUCT TESTING... WHOLE HOUSE FAN PICTURES... FAN INFO... LINKS... OTHER
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