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Paragonne t1_j1w021z wrote

Reply to comment by OhMyDad in How long does a tank of heating oil last you? by [deleted]

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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Paragonne t1_j1ns57o wrote

Reply to How long does a tank of heating oil last you? by [deleted]

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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