Tis’ the season… for frozen deadbolts, door handles, and frosty windows. These are your home’s weak points in cold climates, and here’s what you can do about it! Indoor humidity contributes to air quality, and most of us are breathing poor quality air in our homes and don’t even know it! There are at least two easy things you can do to help make your home’s air healthier and maintain proper humidity. 1) Change your furnace filter about once a month. This is an inexpensive and easy way to trap contaminants. 2) Keep your indoor relative... more
Posted at 02:12 PM
Monday, December 5, 2016
As winter approaches, be sure to change to a short sump pump hose, and it should slope away from the house. These examples show a hose that is traveling uphill, and is frozen. This pump most likely ran until it burnt out.
Remember to bring in your pressure washers, garden hoses, and sprinklers. They can also freeze and break.
Don't forget to disconnect hoses and quick connects from frost free outside taps. Let those babies drain out!
A safe hose should be 4" in diameter, or more, and less than 12' long. Sloped correctly it won't... more
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Tis’ the season… for frozen deadbolts, door handles, and frosty windows. These are your home’s weak points in cold climates, and here’s what you can do about it! Indoor humidity contributes to air quality, and most of us are breathing poor quality air in our homes and don’t even know it! There are at least two easy things you can do to help make your home’s air healthier and maintain proper humidity. 1) Change your furnace filter about once a month. This is an inexpensive and easy way to trap contaminants. 2) Keep your indoor relative... 
