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Uploaded by on Nov 7, 2009

With the cold weather upon us, learn how to keep things warm with advice from a local expert about insulation.

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  • blow in insulation sucks and isnt worth it

  • i used the home depot unit installed 23 bags in 1.5 hrs put 13 inches on top of my 5 inches of 1960's cellulose

  • Please view the "Fansulator" 

  • was that rat shit in the attic or old cellulose???

  • 1975 :-)  Are you in Austin?

  • As a licensed energy auditor also, I have software and other tools to help better chose which options better provide the quickest return on investment through energy savings. It is just a good peace of mind to have for a similar price, and 2-3 hours of watching us work, vs half the day crawling through an old attic. My guess is 1960's home? This type of business is rare outside of Austin, or bigger cities though, most companies just insulate. Here, Austin Energy requires it for their rebates.

  • If you find a good contractor, like I consider myself to be, you will have the equipmet to test and repair ducts, and test/repair home air infiltration, prior to insulating. I do the sealing and man the end of the hose myself. The cheaper things like the testing and sealing of both ducts and home envelope can actually provide better savings and comfort than insulation. Low pitch with center run duct in TX screams pre 1980 to me whch means it would be a good canditate for the whole package.

  • Thanks for the feedback. I'm looking in to adding some insulation to my house. I suppose I will be stuck with one of these consumer units to rent. I wasn't expecting it to take less than an hour anyway - probably 2 or more. One thing I hate is my roof has a low pitch and with the ductwork running down the middle you are stooped over the whole way. Not going to be fun. I would hire someone but my biggest concern is they would likely knock the ductwork loose and create another problem.

  • Every single one of them. This is the slowest machine made that I know of. Intec has a small one, (usually the one you see at lowes or home depot will be intec) But even that is super slow. I personally have a Capitol 15HP gas powered. But Krendl, and Meyer also build some big ones. I have the smallest gas powered that Capitol makes I believe, and it will blow 5-10 times faster than the one shown here. @35-40 bags of fiberglass in an hour. If a blower runs off of a single 110v, just say no.

  • @d1incharge what machine is better?

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