So we called the Energy Trust of Oregon to come and give us a free home energy report. Nothing fancy, just let us know if we are missing anything besides insulation (we live in an old house with no or very little insulation).
A very laid back energy guy came over right on time. He was the epitome of an Oregonian. A little crunchy granola, wearing the Columbia Sportswear jacket and hikers. I'm sure in the spring he wears Birkenstocks. Anyway he was so laid back I swore he fell asleep a few times.
He told us we don't have insulation in the walls (surprise!) and we need to insulate our heating ducts. We also don't have any insulation under our floors except for a strip right down the middle of our house. Why? We have no idea. Next year we will be installing radiant floor heating and then insulating the crawl space so our toes will not be frostbitten in the winter.
He gave us a new shower head and faucet thingies that help conserve water. Also about half a dozen shiny new flourescent bulbs. So we scored about $50 of new stuff!
He didn't really tell us anything we didn't know and I thought he would give us more tips but hey it was free. What I found most interesting however was the Engery guy and Brian were leaving the lights on in every room they examined. I had to go and turn them off. Hummm....
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