Fall Tips

• Check all window and door locks for proper operation.
• Have a heating professional check your heating system every year.
• Protect your home from frozen pipes.
• Replace your furnace filter.
• Run all gas-powered lawn equipment until the fuel is gone.
• Have a certified chimney sweep inspect and clean the flues and check your fireplace damper.
• Remove bird nests from chimney flues and outdoor electrical fixtures.
• Inspect and clean dust from the covers of your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
• Make sure the caulking around doors and windows is adequate to reduce heat/cooling loss.
• Make sure that the caulking around your bathroom fixtures is adequate to prevent water from seeping into the sub-flooring.
• Flush your water heater. Open the valve and drain a couple of gallons of water into a bucket or through a garden hose to remove any sediment that may have accumulated in the tank bottom.
• Clean the clothes dryer exhaust duct, damper and space under the dryer.
• Plant ryegrass to keep your lawn green all winter, apply winterizing fertilizer.
• Clean our your flower beds and plant fall annuals.