With the聽cold weather聽we all tend to spend聽more time聽inside聽trying to stay warm. While sometimes聽snuggling in bed聽and drinking聽hot cocoa聽will do the trick,聽天美传媒 Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing聽is here with聽some聽tips on how to stay warm (and safe!)聽during the cold.
Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Verify聽you have聽carbon monoxide (CO) detectors聽installed on聽all floors聽of your home,聽especially聽near bedrooms, and test them to聽make sure聽they are聽functioning. Since CO聽is an odorless gas and cannot be detected, it’s聽crucial聽that you have聽functioning聽CO detectors to make sure聽your family is聽safe.
Get Your Chimney Inspection
This is the聽right聽time of year to get the fireplace聽up and running, but before you do,聽make sure聽you have your chimney cleaned and聽inspected聽by聽a professional. The fireplace聽could聽be a source of CO if you don’t聽have it regularly聽cleaned and maintained.
Be Careful with Space Heaters
Space heaters are聽generally聽safe, energy efficient, and聽a successful聽way to heat small聽areas聽of your home, but聽Verify聽it has been聽authorized聽by a recognized testing laboratory and聽comes with聽an automatic shut-off feature.聽Obey聽all manufacturer’s instructions and聽make sure聽it is placed on a hard, level surface at least聽3 feet聽away from聽any flammable items.
Furnace Tune-Up
With a聽丑别补迟颈苍驳听迟耻苍别-耻辫 from聽天美传媒聽in聽the U.S., we will perform a safety check of your聽heating equipment聽to聽make sure聽there are no leaks or聽CO issues. Along with a聽丑别补迟颈苍驳听迟耻苍别-耻辫,聽Verify聽your heating vents are聽not obstructed聽and that you’re聽replacing聽your air filter聽every 30 days. This will聽avoid the air flow from becoming restricted聽and help聽stop聽allergens from聽aggravating聽respiratory issues.
If You Need Help Staying Warm, Ask
There are聽proper聽ways and wrong ways to聽heat your home聽Ð using the oven, a grill, or a camp stove are all wrong ways. Using these聽devices聽to heat your home could聽result in聽a fire or a dangerous聽buildup聽of carbon monoxide.
To聽make sure聽your home is ready to keep you safe and warm聽all season long, call聽天美传媒聽at (866) 963-7996 today, or聽schedule service online.
