Home Performance Contracting
Your House Could be the Reason for High Utility Bills
Uncover areas of your home driving up utility bills.
You can’t figure it out. You’ve checked off everything on the list:- ✔ Energy efficient windows
- ✔ Recently updated HVAC systems
- ✔ Energy Star appliances

- Poor insulation
- Attic leaks
- Leaks around doors and windows (not necessarily the doors & windows themselves)
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Warning Signs to Look For
Have you learned how to “listen” to your house? Your home can give you warning signs it could use a home performance upgrade:- Outside noise is audible inside
- Some rooms are too hot or too cold
- AC unit or furnace is noisy
- Lingering odors or musty smell
- Drafts
- Condensation on windows
- Humidity
- Mold or mildew
If you have some or all of these problems, it could indicate your house isn’t being a good teammate in the sport of HPC.
Finding and Fixing Home Performance Problems
The first step in upgrading your home’s performance is an energy audit. The General’s energy efficiency specialists, Gold Star Certified by BPI, will use their training and advanced technology instruments to find and identify any problems.The audit includes a number of high tech tests, including:
Thermal imaging This is a really cool test, but you might be shocked at what you find out. Infrared imaging dramatically shows where the conditioned air is getting out. It identifies leaks around doors and windows and any area where insulation is lacking.
Duct Testing Ductwork is often the cause of cooling and heating problems. Our tests will locate any leaks or blockages that are limiting airflow to the rooms. OurThe technicians will also check for proper duct insulation in attics and crawl spaces. Some estimates showare duct problems can reduce efficiency as much as 30%.
Blower Door Testing The General will go so far as to try and blow your doors off (at least sort of). It’s called blower door testing. A fan sucks air out of your house, reducing the air pressure inside. Our technicians then look for any sign of outside air getting in. It’s the best way to assure your home is air tight.
Provide You a Plan The tests won’t do much good if we don’t tell you how to fix the problems. Our specialists will pinpoint specific ways to make your house more energy- efficient. It could be as easy as adding more insulation to your attic or putting new caulk around your doors and windows.

Why You Should Choose the General
Our core values are passion, integrity, teamwork, and accountability, and we strive to always exceed our customers’ expectations. Our customers are our number one priority every day at General Air Conditioning & Plumbing.

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