How to Prep Your Furnace for Winter

Winter is quickly approaching. Before it hits you’ll want to make sure your furnace is in tip top shape, which means safe, operational and energy-efficient! Below are a few suggestions on how you can make sure your furnace is ready for the cold season.

• Call a professional! Our HVAC professionals know how to properly maintain furnaces. Contact them today, so that they can ensure your furnace is ready for the cold winter months!
• On a monthly basis change the air filter in your furnace.
• Remove the air vents and ducts from your furnace and clean off all of the dust and debris with a vacuum cleaner.
• Check the exhaust flues outside to be sure they aren’t being blocked by branches or animal nests.
• Open all of the air vents in your home. Make sure they aren’t being blocked by furniture, book shelves, boxes, etc.

Contact us to have your furnace inspected before the cold weather hits! We look forward to hearing from you!

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Common Plumbing Issues and How to Protect Your Plumbing System

If you own or rent a home chances are you WILL experience plumbing issues. Below is a list of common plumbing issues, along with tips that will save you both money and energy!

• Do you use your washing machine often? If so, be sure to check the washing machine hose for leaks, cracks, and bulges. The hose should be replaced every three years.
• DO NOT put banana peels, cornhusks, celery or other fibrous foods in the garbage disposal. It will just clog the system, and cause you major a headache!
• Since the weather is cooling down you will want to disconnect your outside water hoses. When the hoses are connected during the cold months, they can freeze, and then expand, which can cause faucets and other pipes that connect inside your home to crack.
• Towards mid to late fall be sure to clean leaves away from the gutters and downspouts on your home. Once winter arrives you don’t want the debris to freeze together because then excess water won’t be able to drain as easily.

Are you having plumbing issues in your home? If so, call New England Cooling Towers. We look forward to hearing from you!

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