Heat escaping

Ken68

Does anyone know the cheapest way of checking heat loss from a house.
The Fire Brigade have an infra red machine but not available to the public unless your house is on fire :rotfl:

beer2006

Wait until a frosty morning, or even snow is better, you can only see the roof, but its a good start.

Other than that, no I'm afraid

Ken68

Yes Beer, ok on the roof front and just finished insulating under the main room suspended floor.
Thinking more windows , doors.

beer2006

Windows, doors is mainly drafts, the good old candle trick should get them, or a bit of exposed sensitive skin I haven't got much of that, so I use the OH's.

Isn't it mainly common sense? if you have a very cold surface direct to outside, its losing heat. If you have single glazed doors the same, windows same.

I find a big heavy curtain in front of these sort of things helps, just depends on how much your OH can put up with your moneysaving He speaks from experience...........

Ken68

Just found this.....http://groups.google.co.uk/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/22f00564c713a476/17ef55b671419f85?#17ef55b671419f85
...a remote sensor thermeter, and something in Screwfix.
Don't have an OH Beer, she ran off with a limbo dancer, how low can you get.