ENERGY STAR® certified heat pumps have set a new industry standard in energy-efficient heating and cooling. They do it all while saving you money every month and lowering your carbon emissions. If you’re thinking about making the switch, you’re making a great choice that will benefit you and our planet.
But wait! Before you start calling contractors, there are important things to consider: Namely, your insulation.
When quoting any new heating or cooling system, installers use something called the Manual J procedure to determine a home’s heating and cooling needs. It factors in square footage, climate zone, the direction the house faces, the number of windows, and even how many people live there. Many of these factors are static, but one key consideration is not: Insulation levels.
Don’t overpay for a larger system to heat and cool your under-insulated home.
According to ENERGY STAR, about nine out of every 10 U.S. homes does not have adequate insulation. Not only does this mean most Americans are compromising their home comfort, but 90-percent of us are also paying for larger heating and cooling systems than we need – only to then let that temperate air seep into the great outdoors.
Take the attic, for example: In the winter, your heating system generates warm air that naturally rises towards the top of your house. The less weatherization you have to prevent this, the easier it is for heat to pass through the attic and right up out of your home. During the summer, the hot sun beats down on your roof, heating up the attic to sweltering temperatures. If the attic isn’t properly insulated from the finished rooms below, your A/C unit will be fighting an expensive losing battle against the sun.
Good insulation improves home comfort more than any heating system could.
Drafts from air leaks and poor insulation cause us to crank up the heat, but colder windows, walls, and rooms will always feel uncomfortable, even if you get a new, energy-efficient HVAC. Meanwhile, the new system will work overtime and continue to waste energy.
The solution? Don’t focus on the heat you’re pumping into your home until you minimize the heat that’s continually seeping out. Find out if your home is well insulated so you can take sensible steps forward.
We’ll do it all, step by step.
If you’re looking to slash your monthly heating/cooling costs, the HomeWorks HVAC Team is on-call to install the system you want at a competitive price. However, we’re going to do the honest thing, which is to start you out with a Mass Save® Home Energy Assessment. This energy audit comes at no cost to you (you’re already paying for it through a small charge on your energy bill), and it’ll help us navigate you towards affordable, efficient home comfort.
You’ll find out how insulated your home is and whether it’s properly air sealed. If more weatherization is recommended, we’ll connect you to any Mass Save rebates or incentives that you qualify for and make a plan.
Once your home is properly insulated, HomeWorks HVAC will provide a no-cost Heating and Cooling Consultation to determine the perfect system for your home and budget.
And there you have it! Whether or not you’re thinking about a new heating and cooling system soon, now’s the time to schedule a no-cost Mass Save Home Energy Assessment. Stop wasting money on your heating bill due to insufficient weatherization, and ensure that your home is properly barricaded from the cold.
More About HomeWorks Energy, Your Local Mass Save Contractor
Since 2008, our HomeWorks Energy Specialists have performed over 200,000 energy assessments and completed over 71,000 insulation jobs. The Mass Save Home Energy Assessments we provide are no cost to you and come with many benefits for homeowners and renters alike, which is why we want every Massachusetts resident to know about them! We also employ a highly skilled team of licensed HVAC and weatherization professionals, so we can see your project through from assessment to completed upgrade. Find out why we’re proud to be the largest Home Performance Contractor in the state by scheduling a Home Energy Assessment or Heating and Cooling Consultation today.
We’re your trusted neighborhood energy specialists, and we’re working to make our state greener, one home at a time.
