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Paragonne t1_j1ns57o wrote

Get a thermal-imager ( Flir ) attachment for your phone, & go shoot every visible surface of your home, at night, & also every outer-envelope surface from the inside.

SEE where the heat is leaking out, & the cold getting in.

I'm Canadian, & have tried this kind of experiment ( on friends' homes ), & it is stunning how different the heat-loss rates can be, for different areas of the same wall, or for different windows.

Mice wreck insulation, btw...

Please break the losing-resources wrongness from your life!

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[deleted] OP t1_j1nsfq4 wrote

Thank you, this is a GREAT suggestion!

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119juniper t1_j1ntzup wrote

Oh, wow. I had no idea you could get one of those for your phone. This will save me some serious money. Thank you!

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imnotyourbrahh t1_j1nxvaq wrote

Any chance there's a device that can track how water is getting into a home? I can't figure it out!

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BonelessSugar t1_j1o7gqw wrote

Could use some sort of dry media like sawdust or chalk and cover all seams. I assume a humidity monitor device would also help narrow it down.

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OhMyDad t1_j1o9ldv wrote

Flir will also aid in finding water leaks

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Paragonne t1_j1w021z wrote

Flir can show you where a wall/roof is damp, as that part stays cooler, due to evaporation.

However, the standard method for finding leaks, cars, boats, trailers, buildings, whatever, is begin hosing at possible entry-points from the bottom, up, so that the beginning of leaking identifies which height the leak was at.

If it's taking awhile to get through a wall, though, you might want to, say, hose the lowest 1/2m of the closest-to-the-right-edge of your 4 walls, then come back in awhile, getting some other area(s), maybe keeping a rigged sprinkler going on it?

Getting the things, to stomp the leak, is important, eh?

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amidnightproject t1_j1o68kq wrote

Great idea thanks for sharing. My house is from 65 and isn’t exactly efficient. Working on that is one of my goals. If it wasn’t for the wood stove we’d be spending a fortune in oil right now.

I’m going to pick one up. Thanks for the great suggestion!

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