One of the most effective ways to improve your home is to make it more airtight. But airtightness is about much more than reducing your energy bills. I have here a list of 7 ways that airtightness improves your home,… The post 7 Ways Airtightness Improves Your Home appeared first on Energy Vanguard.| Energy Vanguard
Controlling humidity in homes is difficult. Demystifying dehumidification requires a look at a lot of different factors.| Energy Vanguard
Those of us in humid climates know the importance of having good dehumidification along with good cooling for comfort. Dehumidifiers, however, blow hot air into the living space. So what happens when you add a dehumidifier? A lot of people…| Energy Vanguard
Most people in the U.S. have tank-type water heaters, and most of these tanks are glass-lined. Yet almost nobody looks at the anode rod, which is the biggest key to making your water heater last a very, very long time. … The post Gazing at an Anode Rod appeared first on Energy Vanguard.| Energy Vanguard
Consider the multitude of air pollutants you could inhale. You’re probably inhaling some of them right now. Which of them, though, should you worry about the most? Well, IAQ researchers have begun addressing that question. The early work is showing… The post The 6 Worst Indoor Air Pollutants appeared first on Energy Vanguard.| Energy Vanguard
If you don't control humidity in an encapsulated attic, you can create some serious—and expensive—problems.| Energy Vanguard
You may have these two common comfort problems and not even know it. Hotels often have it really bad, but homes do, too.| Energy Vanguard
The most contentious issue I’ve written about since I started blogging isn’t bad Manual Js. Nor is it endorsing government intervention by raising efficiency standards or improving energy codes. Incredibly, it’s not even whether or not naked people need building…| Energy Vanguard
As I wrote in a recent article, controlling exterior water is the starting point for solving and preventing moisture problems in a house. In that article, I included a video showing how the water drains in my yard and what… The post Controlling Exterior Water With a Rain Garden appeared first on Energy Vanguard.| Energy Vanguard
When you have filter bypass in your HVAC system, dirty air can go straight through to the blower, burner, and coil. That's never good.| Energy Vanguard
Many people say that mini-split heat pumps have dehumidification problem. But is it true? And if so, in what conditions?| Energy Vanguard
Looking for a reason to subscribe to Energy Vanguard's weekly newsletter, News From the Front? Here's what others have said over the years: "Your blog is off t| Energy Vanguard
The past 2.5 years of the COVID pandemic have put a big spotlight on indoor air quality and the spread of infectious disease. I’ve been writing about various aspects of indoor air quality since I started this blog in 2010,…| Energy Vanguard
Do Mini-Splits Really Have a Dehumidification Problem?| Energy Vanguard
A properly sized air conditioner has no excess total cooling capacity. How does that work out in the real world?| Energy Vanguard
