Tips To Keep Your Home Warm This Winter

Here are a few tips to help you keep your home warm during this

unbelievably cold winter:

1.  Install a Programmable Thermostat: 

If you do not currently have a thermostat that is programmable, it is definitely worth the

$40 cost to install one. Setting your thermostat at one temperature and leaving it there is

so much more cost efficient than have your furnace work overtime to warm up your house

during the day.

2.  Clean Furnace Filters at least once a month:

When your filters are dirty, the air has a harder time flowing through therefore causing

the furnace to work harder.

3.  Be sure all storm windows are closed:

I don’t know about you but I love to open my windows on the rare occasion we have a

warm day in the winter. Unfortunately I have noticed that I will close the window at

night, but forget to close the storm window. This allows the cold air to come in.

4.  Use one exterior door as much as possible:

Most of us have one exterior door that we use all of the time. For those that use a couple

of different doors, try using just one that is the farthest away from the main living area

and thermostat controls. Using one door cuts down on the cold air coming in from

different areas of the house.

5.  Keep ceiling fans running on the lowest speed:

Hot air rises, therefore ceiling fans are great in keeping the warm air circulating.

6.  Keep socks and sweaters handy.

I saved the best for last…. My grandmother always said “Socks and sweaters were

created for a reason”. So keep them handy, and if you catch a chill just reach for your

sweater instead of turning up the thermostat.

Stay warm…Spring will be here before we know it!