While it is possible to seal a house too tightly, it is very unlikely in most older homes. A certain amount of fresh air is needed for good indoor air quality and there are specifications that set the minimum amount of fresh air needed for a house. If you are concerned about how tight your home is, hire an energy specialist to perform leakage tests using diagnostic tools and make sure all combustion appliances are operating properly. If your home is too tight, the energy specialist may recommend that a fresh air ventilation system be added to your HVAC system. Visit ENERGY STAR Home Sealing for more information.
Give Seaside Air Conditioning and Heating a call today! Coastal communities like Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach, as well as San Clemente, typify our beach cities that often comprise older, more established homes and neighborhoods. And newer areas, including Newport Coast, Newport Beach, Irvine in the middle of Orange County, and Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, and Dana Point at the south end of Orange County, typify cities where a strong mix of new homes have been built in the past two decades. Old and new homes alike will benefit from a energy tune-up from Seaside!
The measure for the efficiency of air conditioners and heat pumps is the Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER), which compares cooling output to electrical consumption over a range of temperatures. The higher the SEER, the better the energy performance, the more you save.