Clear Efficiency reviews

Nhat P. went into the project expecting a single-room insulation job but the crew inspected the whole house and uncovered that it was dramatically under-insulated. He chose the company after shopping multiple quotes — they offered the best price and even a cash/check discount — and the installers worked efficiently and courteously from start to finish. The most striking result: after the retrofit his air conditioner barely runs, whereas before it would run all day and still struggle to cool the house. Rooms that used to feel noticeably hotter now hold the same temperature as the rest of the home. Other contractors had pushed him toward replacing or re‑calibrating the entire HVAC system to fix uneven temperatures, but the simple answer turned out to be better insulation — a fix that avoided a much larger expense and should relieve stress on the AC unit that used to break every summer. He’s curious to see how winter performs, but expects similar energy savings, and appreciates that the product carries a lifetime warranty so he likely won’t need return service for this house.

Katie H. signed on after being told the job could be finished by the end of 2020 and hurried the process to meet that timeline. By December the installation had barely started, and now, almost halfway through 2021, she has panels on the roof that don’t produce power. Repeated site visits failed to yield an accurate map of her electrical system—even accounting for HOA complications—and each visit revealed a new gap in the crew’s knowledge. Technicians often showed up without notice, and frequent, short, unexplained power cuts became the norm; that proved more than an inconvenience for a household with a distance learner and a teleworker. A neighbor’s power was even cut accidentally during a hosted Zoom meeting. Communication dried up at critical moments: the crew hadn’t realized a fire inspection was required, and three weeks later Katie still hadn’t been told what to do next. What remains is a series of unfinished steps, intermittent outages, and little to no guidance from the company; her confidence that the rooftop equipment will ever function is essentially gone.

Amanda researched no less than 30 companies to replace the HVAC ducting and insulation in her attic, gathering more than a dozen in-person quotes before she settled on Clear Efficiency. She picked them because they felt the most thorough and knowledgeable, offered a fair middle-range price, and never pressured her — plus being local meant they understood the ins and outs of federal and local rebates. That local expertise ended up saving her $3,500, roughly half the project's cost. What stood out during the estimate was their process: they filmed a video while evaluating the attic and then walked her through every part of that footage so she could see exactly what they saw. Other contractors either skipped the attic, took only pictures, or didn’t share their findings, so the video walkthrough made the approach feel unusually transparent and professional. The job required several visits because SMUD needed to be involved for the seal-and-insulate rebate, but Clear Efficiency kept her informed at every step, explained the tests and tools, and respected her home by cleaning up after each visit. She has been using both heat and air since the work finished at the end of last year, no