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Originally Posted by Toymeister
I have an whole home electricity monitor. With 10,000 snapshots a second for three years for a home here I believe I can offer an extremely accurate perspective.
Pay for an upgrade to a two stage HVAC.
Powered vents, by 110 current or solar are not cost effective, a solar will never be in your lifetime, your children's, and your grandchildren. Extra non powered vents may be worthwhile in terms of increasing the lifespan of your roof. What you think are attic fans from the overhead views are round unpowered vents although attic fans are somewhat common.
Insulation over the lanai or garage is not cost effective for energy savings but may be worthwhile for comfort. It is unlikely that extra insulation for the home will be cost effective. You simply do not get that much heat gain radiating down from your ceiling. Here it depends on the cost and how long you will be in that home.
Powered hot water circulation pumps (for tankless water heaters) are never energy efficient, if you opt for this for comfort be sure to use this on a timer. NO! Water savings do not offset the cost of operation of the timer.
Window tint is not cost effective and is generally not needed as the windows are already low e coated.
Any questions, please ask.
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We opted for windows in the garage and did insulate wherever we could on our building, garage door and attic. The house won’t be done till December. Is there a way to cool the garage further? Do some homes go the extra mile and exhaust their garages through the soffits or something? Any advice would be taken seriously. My parent’s garage is an oven in the summer.