During the more balanced months of the year is a great time to determine if there are any appliances in your home that are causing an excessive power draw. You may be noticing a higher than usual utility bill when you know you haven’t been using your HVAC system very much at all. If that’s the case for you, a professional home inspector can help you find the specific appliance that’s causing the problem.
Thermal imaging can make this process smooth and easy. It allows the inspector to locate which circuit at your home’s circuit breaker is running the hottest, which indicates the greatest electricity load. After that, turning off all the other circuits will help you identify which appliances are connected to that circuit. Then, it’s just a simple process of elimination that will help you to find the specific appliance with the excessive power draw. Then, the appliance can be removed or repaired, and your electricity bill saved.