Tips on Heating Your Home Safely

Winter is here and with that comes the need to heat your home. There are many different ways you can heat your home this winter. When you heat your home you want to make sure you do it safely. Heating your home can be dangerous if you do it wrong. Here are some easy ways to make your home warmer this winter. First you can go and block off all drafts that you may have in your home. Check all your windows and doors to make sure no cold air is coming through. You can buy weather stripping at your hardware store to help block the drafts. Try adjusting your thermostat if you are having a lot of people over. A room full of people gets warm fast. You can use your fan in reverse mode in the winter to help circulate the warm air. Make sure you have fresh batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. This is very important so you can be alerted to any danger. If you use space heaters to supplement your heat make sure you keep your eye on them. Never leave them unattended and keep them away from anything flammable. Never attempt to heat your home with an oven. That is both a safety and a health hazard so don’t risk it. The most important thing you can do to make sure you have a safe heating season is to have your furnace cleaned and checked each year. This will make sure your furnace is safe and running properly. Call Bartlett Heating and Air today to schedule yours if you have not had it done this year.