- Make sure heat vents and return air vents aren't covered.
- Change your fiber furnace filter twice a year and clean it monthly during the
heating season.
- Set the thermostat at a maximum of 68 degrees.
- Set back the thermostat a maximum of 10 degrees at night, unless you have
a heat pump or cable heat. Save up to three percent on heating costs for
every degree your thermostat is lowered. Consider installing an automatic
setback thermostat for your furnace.
- If you have zonal heating (thermostats in each room) you can turn down the
heat to 50 or 55 degrees and close doors.
- If you suspect your thermostat is not accurate, place a thermometer nearby
and see if they record the same number.
- Don't use the oven to heat your kitchen.
- Weatherstrip and caulk around all doors and windows.
- Keep dampers closed when fireplace isn't in use. Unblocked, a good
chimney can draw up to 20 percent of the warm air out of the house each
hour.
- In cold weather, keep drapes and shades open on sunny days and close
them at night.
- Repair broken or cracked glass and putty older windows; check to see that
windows close properly and window locks pull sashes together.
- Make sure doors close properly; repair or replace non-working doorknobs,
latches and striker plates.
- Caulk foundation cracks and openings. Make sure kitchen and bathroom vent
dampers close properly.
- Install automatic setback thermostats that adjust the heat to your schedule.
- Routinely have a professional contractor perform a pre-season check-up.
Having your system inspected and tuned can save you money on costs and
prevent premature breakdown. Schedule your tune-ups early in the season.
You'll have more scheduling flexibility, and you will be less likely to experience
problems during changing weather.
- Clean your drain lines: The hoses connected to your furnace can develop
"build up" inside them over time. If it gets bad enough, water can back up into
the furnace and cause damage.
- Change the batteries in your digital thermostat annually: People forget that
their digital thermostat has batteries in it. If you get in the habit of changing
the batteries annually, you can eliminate a no-heat situation.
We'd like to take this opportunity to share with you a few ways to save some money
on your comfort costs. It is important that you maintain your comfort system properly
to ensure longer system life and higher efficiency.
on your comfort costs. It is important that you maintain your comfort system properly
to ensure longer system life and higher efficiency.
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