Orchidflower
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I just had an energy audit done, and the man from the company is pushing me to seal my air ducts and, since they said I have R17.5 insulation, they want to put R30 in my attic.
After speaking with my friend's husband who is an architect and, also, the electrical department head at Lowes, those guys seem to think that sealing the air ducts isn't worth it--but they both said to go ahead and have the insulation put into the attic. Any opinions on this?
Also, I am trying to find the foam seals for outlets that are for the big new type switches (2" tall, 1" wide), and am coming up with zip. I am finding these:
Amazon.com: Frost King OS6H Foam Outlet and Switch Sealers: Home Improvement
Has anyone else had a problem finding the kind with the big holes for the new type wall switches? Any luck finding anything? I seem to be hitting a blank wall on Amazon.
Also, is one brand of these seals better than others? After reading the review of the above, it seems like that guy's energy audit person told him to use that brand (altho there seems to be just a couple brands out there of these outlet seals).
Any advice is appreciated, of course.
After speaking with my friend's husband who is an architect and, also, the electrical department head at Lowes, those guys seem to think that sealing the air ducts isn't worth it--but they both said to go ahead and have the insulation put into the attic. Any opinions on this?
Also, I am trying to find the foam seals for outlets that are for the big new type switches (2" tall, 1" wide), and am coming up with zip. I am finding these:
Amazon.com: Frost King OS6H Foam Outlet and Switch Sealers: Home Improvement
Has anyone else had a problem finding the kind with the big holes for the new type wall switches? Any luck finding anything? I seem to be hitting a blank wall on Amazon.
Also, is one brand of these seals better than others? After reading the review of the above, it seems like that guy's energy audit person told him to use that brand (altho there seems to be just a couple brands out there of these outlet seals).
Any advice is appreciated, of course.