I am removing the failed strip flooring and putting down period correct reclaim. My cold basement air creeps up and is pretty unbearable all winter. I can only find really thick barriers that are usually made for lvp and nothing else.
Anyone here have luck with not just a thinner moisture barrier but also an air barrier under wide boards?
This ongoing issue has been making me sick with stress. Nothing has changed in my house and I've had my appliances and breakers tested. CMP is saying I've been using 5000 kw per month which isn't even possible for my house. I went from my highest of 1500 kw for October, to 5000 kw since. My typical monthly KW is well under 1000. They are supposed to test my meter but want me to cut down my 30 year old small spruce tree in front of it, which was there when the meter was installed.
Has anyone experienced this and what was the outcome? Something isn't right with this.
TIA
I had a daikin 18k BTU low ambient inverter installed in August.
I live in Maine. Hot and humid summers, cold and humid winters.
The unit is heating about 650 sq ft.
Since this winter my energy usage went from $80-1400 per month. I attached a photo of the past year. This doesn't make sense to me. I have it set to 66° and it's not running very often. I had my panel tested, well pump, water heater etc. I shut off my other heat pump a month ago.
What could cause this unit to use so much electricity 24/7? I can't think of anything else it could be.
My electric bill for a small house with no changes is $2300.
it was 80-200 max.
I've looked everywhere for a way to read what my house is using as current, but unlike the old ones with dials, it only shows a number of kwh used since it was installed, then another and back and forth. All I can do with that is subtract the monthly usage based on the past and current number.
I turned off the power and none of the numbers changed so I'm trying to figure out if I can read a *live* kwh?
Cmp won't test it because a bush is in front of it. The same bush that was there when they installed it...