Christmas is just around the corner, which means there are some things you need to do regarding your HVAC system and your home to stay safe through the entire season. While you’re busy shopping, decorating, planning, entertaining, and cooking, make sure that you also pay attention to your HVAC system to keep your home safe and warm this season.
Staying Safe During the Holidays with Your HVAC System
In order to give yourself the best chance of having incident-free holidays, keep the following top tips for HVAC safety in mind:
1. Don’t Cover Your Thermostat
As much fun as it might be to let your decorating spirit get away from you, be careful that you don’t blanket your thermostat with decorations in order to complete your Christmas theme. You might be tempted to hide your thermostat but if you do, it won’t be able to read temperatures accurately. As you can imagine, this will make the comfort levels in your home all over the place and most likely will end up costing you quite a bit of extra money on your heating bills.
2. Do Check on Your Outdoor A/C Unit
You might not think it’s necessary with winter quickly approaching, but it is actually important to take a look at your outdoor unit this holiday season. However, you should check from time to time to make sure there are no obstructions, debris, or anything else right up next to the unit that could cause issues with its operation when the weather turns warmer.
3. Do Keep Flammable Items Away
You should also check your furnace from time to time to make sure that there are no objects near it that could cause a fire or malfunction. In addition, watch fabrics, papers, and anything else flammable away from all heat-generating decorations and appliances in order to avoid dangerous holiday fires.
4. Don’t Cover Your Air Vents
With all the decorations, gifts, and extra people around the house this holiday season, make it a point to frequently take a glance at your air vents and make sure nothing is blocking them fully or even partially. Even a partial block can increase your utility bills more than you might think. Keep clear vents to maintain a warm, comfortable, safe home and keep your energy bills low.
5. Do Schedule Your Annual Maintenance Check-Up
The best thing you can do to stay safe this holiday season in your home is to have our HVAC experts perform a maintenance check on your system. This way, we can make sure that your system is running as efficiently as possible.
Many times, our team catches small, hidden issues during maintenance checks that otherwise would’ve turned into bigger, more inconvenient, and more expensive problems. A malfunctioning system can spoil the holidays, so make sure that you do everything you can to avoid a sudden HVAC emergency at the worst time.
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We can handle any task regardless of size, and we service all makes and models of HVAC systems and components. Make sure your home stays safe this holiday season and call on A-1 Guaranteed Heating & Air, Inc. for your preventative maintenance. Schedule your appointment with us today; don’t wait for an HVAC emergency during the holidays to reach out to us!
