If e can cean it its ie oing a tuneup on your car Gie says. We mae sure the air an gas is miing propery so youre getting the maimum eciency out of the furnace youe got. The cost is 9. he says. He nos a oman ho areay ha to ca because her furnace i not come on basicay it neee to be ceane up he says.
Aso mae sure the furnace ter is cean an change it reguary he says.
Thats probaby the biggest thing e n on emergency cas is a puggeup ter that i mae the furnace trip the imit sitch to aoi etting it get too hot Gie says. That safety feature means that the furnace oesnt turn on.
There are sti some houses that hae oor furnaces an peope shou be sure theye remoe any carpets or other coerings they may hae put oer the furnaces uring the summer Gie says. Keep critters co air out
Button up the house to eep the co ins out as e as any critters such as mice that ou ie to come in eep arm eat your foo an rin your ater.
Peope are trying to sea eerything an become more energy ecient says ach Vinusa of Hanyman Matters in Wichita. Here are some ays to o both: Put a goo eather sea on the bottom of the garage oor an eep the oor cose as much as possibe because thats the main pace mice enter. Mae sure other oors as e as inos incuing those in the basement are snug too.
Use cau stee oo or copper mesh that oesnt
rust to pug up hoes cracs creices an spaces that gie entry into the house. These can incue paces here pipes enter the house an aroun air conitioning ines gas ines eectrica conuits or shifting or rotte siing.
Remoe egetation from aroun the founation of the house an store reoo an other organic matter far from the house. This is aso a goo ecuse to cear up cutter aroun the house. Cean cothing before storing it an stac storage boes seera inches from the a an from other stacs.
Dont eae og or cat foo out inoors or outoors. Store it in a meta container ith a tight tting i. Same for birfee. Water eft out oernight aso can be an initation.
Keep your on foo tighty seae or refrigerate it. Cean up spis immeiatey. Ceaning the hoe house often i hep you catch any probems eary. Cear the eaes Leaes hae areay starte faing an soon they i become a carpet on ans. You ant to be sure that a thic coering of eaes oesnt sit on the grass for an etene perio because the pants nee the sun to mae carbohyrates through the inter War Upham of KState says in this ees Horticuture 1 nesetter.
An easy ay to o this is to eep the anmo
er hany an mo the eaes before they get too thic hie you can sti see grass peeing through the them Upham says. Dont bag the eaes uness you ant to carry them o to a compost pie but et them brea on right on the grass. Mo as often as necessary to aoi thic carpets of eaes. Leaes can aso be rae to areas here you ont hae pants groing or here you ie to i out some grass. Aso in the garen before the eather turns frigi rain an put aay hoses so that ater oesnt freeze insie. Dont put them too far aay though if the inter is ry pan to ater on arm ays.
