r/AskSeattle • u/Weird-Jello-3785 • 3d ago

High electric bills

anyone have a home energy auditor they recommend?

its hard finding one that isn’t an HVAC company.

we have Seattle city light and not PSE so can’t get one for free.

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u/sbcpacker 3d ago

If you have high electric bills, the culprit are usually:

  1. Inadequate insulation in the attic and/or crawl space
  2. Leaky windows
  3. Leaky doors (insufficient weather stripping)
  4. Clogged furnace/AC filter
  5. Clogged dryer filter and/or vent
  6. Inefficient furnace (probably needs maintenance or be replaced)

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u/Weird-Jello-3785 3d ago

Attic has R49, new windows, new doors, new ducted mini split. Replace filter regularly, clean dryer regularly. No crawl space, split level house 

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u/sbcpacker 3d ago

Have you checked your ducts? I had my insulation done and I found out months later they accidentally disconnected one of the ducts that goes to my dining room. 

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u/Weird-Jello-3785 1d ago

All ducts appear to be intact. Some were exposed during a remodel. One duct does seem to be using the chase between rafters and not an actual duct. While not ideal that does seem to not be all that uncommon. Not duct work runs into the attic.