The HVAC technician said we needed insulation.
It was so cold in our house this winter that we were sure we needed a new furnace.
No matter how high we set the thermostat, it always felt cold in the house.
We called the HVAC company and asked them to do an inspection of the furnace. When the HVAC technician arrived, he looked at the furnace, and then started pointing a heat loss detector at the windows and doors. The HVAC technician told us we needed insulation. There was nothing he could do about the heat loss because it wasn’t a problem with the HVAC system. The HVAC technician showed us where the worst of the heat loss was occurring and told us where to buy the insulation kits. Over the years, the insulation in the house had disintegrated. All the heat was going through the flooring and getting stuck in the attic, where it eventually went out through the roof. There was a lot of heat loss because of the cold air coming in through the windows and the doors. With some simple window insulation kits and door insulation kits, we could solve some of our problems. We had to find a way to keep the heat from going into the attic. The simplest thing was to put ceiling fans up and keep the air circulating. They would pull the cool off the floor and push the warm air down. It wasn’t the perfect solution, but the furnace wasn’t running as much and the house was much warmer. Through the summer, we’ll call a contractor and see if there are better ways to solve our heating issues.