Before we do any work on your home, we send one of our qualified estimators to walk through your home with you to discuss your thermal problems and needs. Here is where we excel and stand out as a company. Since we are not a product-specific company, we can ascertain your home's thermal needs, whatever they may be.

We refer to the art in our work as "Home Comfort Audits" and the science (economics) as "Energy Ratings," both of which are available to you as services of About Saving Heat Co.

As part of a Home Comfort Audit, our energy experts look for hidden air leaks which contribute to cold or drafty rooms and heaters that are seemingly working overtime. Using an infrared temperature scanner, you can see the cold air leak (46F) on the right which is one step above the warmer step (64F) on the left.

When you have About Saving Heat Co. do a Home Comfort Audit, one of our experienced comfort auditors will walk with you through your home, listen to your thermal concerns and present some of your options to correct these problems. The problems can range from a drafty corner in your den to an upstairs room that just won't cool off, even with air conditioning in the summer. And the solutions to those problems can vary just as much. Sometimes, the cause of that drafty corner is a leaky socket plate nearby while other times it may be convective currents caused by the large picture window behind your favorite chair. Often, rooms that are too cold or too hot are a result of improper or a lack of wall, ceiling or attic insulation.

We listen, look and recommend based on what you want and what your house needs. The audit includes a report with prioritized recommendations and costs. Cost of this service is $250 and is applicable as a discount toward any work we do on your house. To schedule a Home Comfort Audit, call our office at 303-549-6900 or just send us email info@aboutsavingheat.com

 

E-Star Energy Ratings - ASHCo, PSCo, ERHC and You!
When you have an E-Star Energy Rating done, a certified energy rater comes to your home to evaluate everything from your insulation and heating system to the operation of your appliances and the interior design of your home. The rater performs several tests, including an infrared heat test (like the one described above) and a blower door test, which tests how well sealed your home is from air leaks. The results of these and other tests are fed into state-of-the-art computers over the internet, which processes the data. What returns is a quantitative analysis of your home's energy efficiency detailing R-values, recommended improvements and a monetary cost/benefit analysis.

Blower door tests find air leaks in homes. The more air that can escape your home, the more warm or cool air it can take with it. Blower door tests locate and quantify hidden air leaks that may be costing you more energy, comfort and money than you realize.

These E-Star Energy Ratings can quantify the energy efficiency of your home as well as quantifying investment returns on any energy improvement work you may have done on your house. On behalf of Xcel Energy, we will review with you your home's rating, explaining everything in plain, home-owner English and can give you a proposal to do the energy improvements. We will also explain how these improvements will boost your comfort and your home's energy efficiency.

The ratings are sponsored by Energy Rated Homes of Colorado (ERHC), and contracted through Xcel Energy but they are performed by us. We coordinate all the Colorado certified Xcel Energy Ratings. About Saving Heat's founder and owner, Dennis Brachfeld, was the first Colorado certified energy rater. (Rater # 001)& Energy Engineer of the Year 1998

Please Note: Public service Co. (PSCO) now Xcel Energy is no longer doing Energy Ratings, you can contact us directly info@aboutsavingheat.com to schedule a time, or call 303-549-6900.

About Saving Heat Co.
"Comfortably Recommended"
Since 1975
925 S. Pennsylvania Street
Denver, CO 80209 
303-549-6900 (Office)
info@aboutsavingheat.com