October 9

Now’s The Perfect Time to Winterize Your Home

Top 5 Tips for Winterizing Your Home

Every year we experience winter and in most parts of the country. It is, therefore, important to consider the things that you can do during this eve of the season by beginning to prepare your homes for the weather in the winter. Severe winter storms and freezing temperatures are one of the leading causes of damage to most homes, and it is something that you can prepare in advance.

During this fall, it is important to take advantage of the periodic transition to winterize your homes. Below are the major tips to help you winterize your homes that will make the entire process quite smooth, energy saving, and ensure that all the right bases covered properly.

La Grange Winterization TipsCheck Furnace base

It is the first most important place to check in your house when starting the winterization process. It is important first to check your heat source. It is because most homes use furnaces as their central heating points.

Check fun belt running to the blower, empty its dust and change filters. By doing this, you will assert that the furnace is efficiently running, and this will help your utility bills kept lower. The thermostat also should be programmed cooler while away and warmer.

Seal Leakages

The best ways to inflate your energy bills is to lose heat, and this will make your home inefficient. Any typical home has many ways to be insusceptible to leakages. Most obvious ones are the windows and the doors, pipes, holes are the energy draining points. Look for empty gaps and seal them with the foam sealant insulator. Application of weather stripping to doors and windows is necessary. Tension seals are most effective in sealing the doors and windows.

Add Insulation to Already Insulated Areas

Checking insulation and insulating pipes will make your home extra energy efficient during winter. It is important to fill the attic insulation to the required depth. Insulation to pipes is also important as it helps prevent them from freezing. Removal of leaves and debris from the rain gutters is important especially before winter. It will avoid the accumulation of ice dams and ice. You get the ladder and use gloves to scoop the debris and leaves out.

Upgrade Water Heater

Tank-less water heaters are to be preferred to conventional water heaters due to their great efficiency and save a lot of heating costs. Installation recommendation is in areas like bathrooms and kitchen water heaters. For a greener approach, energy use, lower costs of heating, consider the installation of a tankless water heater during winter.

Winter is nearly here! To get the best advice on winterizing your La Grange home, call Alan E. Power Plumbing at [phone] today.

 


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