If your gas water heater or gas furnace have a significant amount of rust or if nearby copper pipes are corroded and green, you may have a serious safety and efficiency concern that needs to be addressed. These symptoms are often the result of flue pipe venting issues. The discoloration you see is due to the corrosive and potently poisonous gases produced by these appliances entering your home rather than being vented to the outside – a serious health and safety concern.

Furthermore, when gas heaters are not vented or not operating properly you are potentially spending more money to operate these appliances. During a whole home energy audit, we conduct combustion appliance safety and efficiency testing to identify these concerns and help you to implement the solutions to fix them.

This shows a large gap between attic floorboards. This allows conditioned air to leak from your living area into your attic and vice versa. Thus, you lose your filtered, conditioned air and you receive dirty air that has mixed with dust and dirt from your unfinished spaces.

Small gaps can be fixed with foam or caulk, and large gaps should be fixed by an air sealing professional. Fixing these gaps should save you money and improve your air quality.