May 2024 - Hybrid Water Heaters, Stacked Grants, and Why the Blower Door Wins
WYSL/ Wise Home Energy Show
Jeff Flaherty opens with a client who wanted his six-month-old hybrid heat pump water heater removed because his HVAC guy told him it was "all electric" and he didn't know that's what he had. Jeff runs the numbers: $98 a year in operating costs versus $175 for gas, and the client still wanted it out for political reasons. From there he covers why income-eligible homeowners with older gas equipment should act this year before those incentives disappear, how the Inflation Reduction Act added a new layer of grants for low-to-moderate income households focused on electrification, and why the three-year look-back rule was just waived so recent program participants can apply again. He also walks through an 11,000 CFM blower door reading on a beautiful old brick Federalist home, a wall of brand-new windows leaking air around every frame, and why Ryan Puckett's own family member didn't know what a blower door test was until they saw it on TV. Plus why people who've lived in uncomfortable homes for years just start grunting through it instead of calling someone.
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