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New Home owner - HIGH heating bills - boiler :( HELP

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  • shoudabeenaplumba
    shoudabeenaplumba Member Posts: 74
    Just keep swimming

    Don't listen to the house inspectors.  You can pretty much wipe your a** with an average realtor-recommended home inspection. Do you know the R-value of your attic, and the suggested R-value for your zone?   I went from R-20 to r-50 and cut my oil bill by close to 20%. 

    1.) Ceiling heat loss is 50%

    2.) Air infiltration is 20-30%

    3.) Wall insulation is a paltry 10%.

    Attic insulation, seal the gaps/cracks, then go for the big stuff like boilers.  A good boiler install will cost 5-7k.  That's a lot of insulation.  That being said I plan my own boiler replacement next year. 
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