Home energy efficiency questions

Do you have a home energy efficiency question? Chances are I've already answered yours, and if not, you can always ask me and I'll try my best!

Best way to get an answer

Start by following the Main topic pages list to the page of questions related to what you want to ask. Scan the list of questions on that topic page, and there's a good chance you'll find your question has already been asked.
Do a Frequently Asked Questions search. This special search box will search only the Frequently Asked Questions pages of my site so you can enter either a whole energy efficiency question or just the keywords you want to match.
Look to the left! The main topic pages of the website are shown in the lefthand navigation. Click on a main topic page link related to your question, and from there you'll find links to many informative articles on that topic. You'll often find your answer on one of the pages linked off a main topic page.
If you can't find an answer to your question, just ask it! I'm happy to answer questions that are likely of interest to other visitors, since my goal is to help everyone use energy more efficiently.
If you are really rushed or have a technical question such as how to repair or troubleshoot a particular appliance problem, use the JustAnswer service. You'll get expert advice from an experienced technician. For as little as $9 for immediate online assistance, you can often save yourself the cost of an expensive service call.

That's it - as easy as 1-2-3-4. The reason I recommend steps 1 through 3 before you ask a question directly on the site - step 4 - is that I can't always get to a question right away. It typically takes me two to three days but when volumes are high or I'm busy with other work it could take a week or two.

Thanks for your questions! And of course, if you do find an answer, please feel free to add a comment to the answer page, to let me (and other readers on the site) know what you think of it, or if you have a better answer.

Disclaimer I give answers to energy efficiency questions to the best of my abilities, but my answers represent only my personal opinion and may contain information that is out of date, inaccurate, or plain wrong. See the site disclaimers page for more details.

Main question topic pages

If your question relates to one of the main topics shown here, click on the appropriate link and you'll see a page listing all the questions I've answered for that topic.

Frequently Asked Questions search

Enter terms related to your energy efficiency question in the search box below. Google will search my entire site for related pages, or search Frequently Asked Questions pages only. (Note: The Frequently Asked Questions search option is new as of October 2009 and you may not see any results there until Google has reindexed my site in November. If nothing shows up, try the general option.)

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Energy Efficiency questions from visitors

If you have a question you don't see asked here, please see my separate Energy efficiency questions from visitors, where you can enter a question which I will try to answer (and the question and answer will become a permanent web page), and where you can view other people's questions and the answers to them. You can also comment on or rate existing answers, or add an answer to a question yourself.

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