What Does The Domestic Energy Assessor Do To Produce An EPC?

Energy Performance Certificate EPC Survey By A Domestic Energy Assessor

Your certified and accredited Domestic Energy Assessor sees your property to do the EPC survey, which will take approximately 60 minutes. The assessor will remember of the following:

• Size of your home
• Construction of your home
• Any insulation
• Lighting
• Heating/water system and controls

Based upon this info, the EPC reveals you how good ... or bad ... the energy effectiveness of the home is.

It rates your home's energy performance from A to G, with A as 'Really Effective'

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Some Questions The Domestic Energy Assessor May Ask.

• When was the residential property built? When were any extensions and conversions made?
• If you transformed the loft into a space, when was the work carried out?
• Has the residential property been examined for, or does it have any cavity wall insulation?
• Have you really just recently included any double glazed windows or doors?
• Does the property have any under-floor insulation? Can this be seen, or do you have the invoices for this work?
• Are you on a single or double electrical power meter?
• Have you installed any heat recovery technology?

.Counting The Number And Kind Of Lights.

The Assessor will need access to every room in the property to count the number of light fittings you have and the variety of low energy light bulbs you utilize.

Low Energy light bulbs are the CFT or LED type or regular florescent tube sort. Just set fittings are included in the EPC study so free-standing lights are not counted.

Inspect The Loft Insulation-Is It Deep Enough?

The Assessor performs an examination of your loft space if this is possible.

They need to check how much loft insulation is present across the loft and where it lies i.e. either laid on the joists or attached to the rafters.

The existing recommendation is to have at least 270mm of loft insulation laid at the joists. Whilst in the loft we likewise try to determine what type of wall divides the residential property from next door.

What Kind of Windows-Are They Losing Heat?

The Domestic Energy Assessor makes a visual inspection of each window to discover if it is single, double, triple glazing or has secondary glazing.

If there is double-glazing then when was it fitted i.e. before or after 2002?

If you have a FENSA certificate or BFRC information to hand, this will taken as proof.

In particular situations the size of the gap in double glazed systems will be measured.

If your property has a conservatory, this will also be checked and information taken.

Is The Boiler Efficient?

The biggest parts of the computation for the EPC is your property's heater. If you have several boilers, it is useful to have the handbook for that particular model to hand for the assessor.

The assessor remembers of the time and heat controls. If you have one or more room thermostats, this is likewise kept in mind as well as any thermostatic radiator valves working your home.

And if you have any other type of heating such as coal, log, oil, LPG, electric or gas coal-effect fire.

Photographs Record What Has Been Seen.

During the EPC study, the assessor takes photographs of the different aspects that have actually been surveyed and photographs of the beyond your property.

Each month a number of the studies are called in for audit by the accreditation bodies to make sure that a high standard of survey is kept and we require photos for this purpose.

Measurements Are Essential To Establish Energy Uses And Losses.

Throughout the EPC study, the assessor takes a number of measurements including the height of the main spaces on each floor and the dimensions of your home.

Before leaving, the assessor sketches a plan of your property keeping in mind any extensions, changes, and measurements.

What Occurs Next-When Do You see The Report?

Based upon the measurements and other details established the Domestic Energy Assesor will then go back to the workplace and do the required computations.

The report will then be published to the government website and you can search for a copy though the Assessor will have sent you a copy.

The certificate will give the following information.

The date of the assessment, a reference number and the expiration date.

The A-G energy-efficiency rating.

Actions and suggestions so that you can enhance the energy-efficiency of the building.

A summary of the property's functions and their energy rating based on u-values.

The quantity of time that the assessor will walk round at your home depends upon the size of your residential property in addition to the entrance that they are able to get to all of the locations of your house.

Although the procedure of getting an EPC is comprehensive, as long as you have reasonably easy access to all parts of your home, it is not a disruptive process. In addition to being a legal requirement when you sell or lease a residential property, it can likewise be an useful tool to enhance its energy-efficiency.