FanMan Services

Our Residential Energy Audit Process

We have designed our services to save you money on your annual heating and cooling costs.

Our process begins with an energy evaluation of your home, every house is different. We’ll check every aspect of your systems to determine where energy is being lost or overused. Next, we’ll make energy cost reduction recommendations based on your specific home’s needs and our years of experience. Then we will be sure to provide the necessary ventilation and insulation services should you need them, meanwhile informing you of the daily habits you can keep to save a bundle. Finally, once the Fan Man’s work is done, you can can sit back and enjoy the savings!

This is the first step in addressing energy problems in your home.  Using advanced, specialized equipment our energy analyst will interview you, assess your utility bills, and conduct a high level inspection of your home or business.  We will lay out your options and discuss the fastest way for you to begin to reduce utility costs, save money and be more comfortable in your home.  Follow this link for an explanation of what you can expect to be covered in an energy audit.

Steps of a Residential Energy Audit

• • Building walk-through and interviews with occupants to fully understand living conditions and help pinpoint specific problems

• • Insulation Measurements

• • Blower Door Test

• • Air leakage testing

• • Combustion safety and analysis to include gas testing, carbon monoxide testing, and draft and spillage (these tests make sure the combustion byproducts are safely exiting the building).

• • Infrared scanning

Once the audit is complete our inspector will review and compile a detailed report of the tests results and other findings. The report will identify exactly where you can save the most money and how.  We provide specific detailed information on problem areas and suggest improvements you can make and your expected return on investment once those improvements have been made.  Follow this link to see a list of possible improvements you could make to improve the energy usage of your home:

Ventilation, Insulation and Energy Reduction Services

• • Attic Fans

• • Soffit Vents

• • Radiant Barrier

• • Insulation

• • Air Sealing

• • Upgrading to CFL’s or LED lighting

• • Duct Modifications

• • Heating, Cooling, and Hot Water System Improvements

Lowering Energy Bill

There are simple changes you can make today, even before your audit, that will start saving you money and help decrease your energy usage at home.  Follow this link for a list of helpful tips to save energy this winter.

• • Cover all bare floors. Carpeting or rugs add to comfort and heat retention, especially if there is little or no floor insulation.

• • Raise the temperature slowly to keep your bill lower. Quickly raising your heat pump’s temperature activates the heat strip, which uses tons of energy.

• • Set your thermostat to 68-70 degrees during the day in the winter, and 65-68 degrees at night to keep your home comfortable and save on heating costs.

• • Close the flue in your fireplace and install glass doors to keep in the warm air.

• • Limit your use of portable heaters. They’re great for “spot” heating, but running a 1,500-watt heater 24/7 can be expensive.

• • Keep your thermostat close to the outside temperature – it’s cheaper to keep your home at 70°F when it’s 50°F outside than when it’s 30°F.

• • Don’t block air vents with drapes and furniture..

• • Change the filters in your heating system every month for optimum efficiency.

• • Give your air compressor space to work efficiently. Never stack anything against your HVAC or drape anything over it.

• • Set your thermostat to 60 degrees if going on vacation during the winter months, but don’t turn it off.

• • Heat your home with the sun’s help. Leave window shades or blinds open during the daytime. And consider using solar heat to supplement your normal heating source.

• • Lower your thermostat every time you leave the house.

Save on Energy Bills with Fan Man, Inc.

By making improvements that enable your home to operate more energy efficiently you will begin saving money right away on your energy bills.  You will also notice a marked difference in the comfort of your home.  It will be cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.  Those drafty areas that once were such a nuisance will disappear.  As home owners become more aware of the impact of energy usage in a home there will be a demand for more energy efficient upgrades.  Therefore you will realize an increase in your homes marketability if you ever put your home up for sale.  Energy costs will continue to rise.  Way to go – you are ahead of the curve in keeping your bills low!  Most importantly you will feel good about having a local and global impact on decreasing energy usage.  This is important now, but will continue to be even more important in the years to come.  704-759-9964