scams & ripoffs Archives - Energy Vanguard https://www.energyvanguard.com/tag/scams-ripoffs/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Tue, 23 May 2023 21:05:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Is Evaporative Cooling the Answer to High Air Conditioning Costs? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/is-evaporative-cooling-the-answer-to-high-air-conditioning-costs/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/is-evaporative-cooling-the-answer-to-high-air-conditioning-costs/#view_comments Tue, 30 Jun 2015 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=is-evaporative-cooling-the-answer-to-high-air-conditioning-costs This time of year, air conditioners are running like mad to keep people cool in their homes. Here in Atlanta, we’ve had a couple of weeks of hot, muggy weather, with a little break on Sunday. Now we’re heading back…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/is-evaporative-cooling-the-answer-to-high-air-conditioning-costs/feed/ 37 The Secrets of Liars — How to Detect an Internet Solar Energy Scam https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-secrets-of-liars-how-to-detect-an-internet-solar-energy-scam/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-secrets-of-liars-how-to-detect-an-internet-solar-energy-scam/#view_comments Wed, 18 Sep 2013 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-secrets-of-liars-how-to-detect-an-internet-solar-energy-scam All I was trying to do was find some football scores on Yahoo the other day when I saw it. I don’t go looking for this stuff, and when I do see it, I try to ignore it. But this…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-secrets-of-liars-how-to-detect-an-internet-solar-energy-scam/feed/ 40 Surprise! I’m an Air Conditioner Compressor Killer https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/surprise-i-m-an-air-conditioner-compressor-killer/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/surprise-i-m-an-air-conditioner-compressor-killer/#view_comments Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=surprise-im-an-air-conditioner-compressor-killer Let’s face it. Some ideas are just plain stupid. The photo below shows one of them. The product description† says, “Use to decoratively cover up A/C units…” Yes, they include heat pumps, too. What do you think will happen if…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/surprise-i-m-an-air-conditioner-compressor-killer/feed/ 10 The Foil-Faced Bubble Wrap Sham – Understanding Radiant Barriers https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-foil-faced-bubble-wrap-sham-understanding-radiant-barriers/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-foil-faced-bubble-wrap-sham-understanding-radiant-barriers/#view_comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-foil-faced-bubble-wrap-sham-understanding-radiant-barriers When I wrote about my trip to the Southeast Building Conference (SEBC) in July, I mentioned how some products on display there really annoyed me because they’re either bad to the bone or overhyped.  The main one in the latter…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-foil-faced-bubble-wrap-sham-understanding-radiant-barriers/feed/ 29 Do Power Factor Correction Devices Save Energy? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/do-power-factor-correction-devices-save-energy/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/do-power-factor-correction-devices-save-energy/#view_comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=do-power-factor-correction-devices-save-energy Today we’re running a guest post by Chris Kaiser of Mapawatt.com. I met Chris recently because we’re both blogging from the great city of Atlanta, and our blogs complement each other well. Here at Energy Vanguard, we focus mainly on…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/do-power-factor-correction-devices-save-energy/feed/ 5 Is HERS Rater Training a Scam? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/is-hers-rater-training-a-scam/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/is-hers-rater-training-a-scam/#view_comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=is-hers-rater-training-a-scam I did a search the other day on the term “HERS rater test scam” because I got to thinking about a forum I’d run across a while back. Someone who took the HERS rater class was ranting about RESNET and…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/is-hers-rater-training-a-scam/feed/ 2 Beware of Home Energy Auditor Certification Scams https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/beware-of-home-energy-auditor-certification-scams/ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=beware-of-home-energy-auditor-certification-scams If you visit a lot of home energy efficiency related websites, as I do, and look around at the ads on those pages, you may notice quite a few that are selling various home energy auditor certifications. Unless they’re offering…

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