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Don’t forget !!!!

June 3, 2020

This summer will be one of the HOTTEST on record.  More than likely  thinking about outdoor fun and enjoyment from the COVID restrictions being lifted.  But don’t forget to take a moment to consider your home’s air conditioner performance and quality. Summer is the time when air conditioning units get the most use. Changing your unit’s filter regularly ensures your system will run more efficiently and maintain better air quality.
Changing your furnace filter regularly is a simple and cost-effective way to avoid costly repairs and replacements down the line. It is also and easy step to take towards lowering your energy bill, reducing carbon emissions, and maintaining a clean indoor air environment. Avoiding an overworked, inefficient unit will help keep your heating and air conditioning unit in operation all year round and cut down on allergens and pollutants in your home.

If your heater or air conditioner isn’t working, save some time and money by first checking and changing your air filter. This simple step can save you a service call and get your system running in no time!–  IF YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH YOU SYSTEM CALL YOU CLEARWATER PRO AT 734 502-5060

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Three Winterizing Tasks for Homeowners That Prevent Costly Repairs

November 21, 2017

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Winter brings with it many potential hazards for homeowners, including frozen pipes, indoor allergens, heating and cooling unit failure, fire and carbon monoxide dangers. In fact, there’s a greater risk of home fires in the winter when people are using space heaters, cooking holiday feasts, and hanging electric decorations.

 

With this list of easy-to-finish maintenance tasks, you can avoid many of the expensive, inconvenient, and dangerous situations that can ruin your holidays and your home’s value.

 

Check Your Heat Tape

 

Redfin says it best in their home maintenance guide: “You can’t control the weather, but you can control the effect cold temperatures have on your pipes.” If you haven’t checked your pipes since last winter, do it today. Fall is the perfect time to get this task out of the way before the snow comes, the temperature drops, and it’s too late. If your pipe cracks in the cold temperatures, your home may see significant water damage, and as the water sits, you likely will have a major mold problem as well.

 

The best way to prevent frozen pipes is to insulate them, especially if they are exposed or subjected to low temperatures in a crawlspace or attic. Heat tape or cables can be wrapped around pipes to prevent them from freezing. Just make sure to use the appropriate external or internal product and carefully follow the installation instructions, as improperly installed equipment can serve as a fire hazard.

 

You’ll also want to remove any external garden hoses from your home and allow those pipes to drain. Otherwise, any water that remains within the pipe can freeze and cause damage.

 

If you suspect your pipes are beginning to freeze or your power goes out during the winter months, you can trickle hot water from your kitchen and bathroom faucets to prevent the lines from freezing solid. While this isn’t a long-term plan, it can buy you enough time to apply heat tape or some other form of insulation.

 

Replace Your Furnace’s Air Filters

 

It doesn’t seem like a balanced trade-off, but that $15 air filter could easily save you thousands of dollars. That’s because clogged and dirty air filters are the most common cause of furnace and central air conditioning unit malfunction and breakage.

 

Not only do air filters extend the life of your HVAC unit, they also help to keep your energy costs down. According to the Department of Energy, the average household spends somewhere around $2,200 a year on energy, but that cost could be 5 to 15 percent lower for those who regularly change their air filters. Not only do you gain savings, you’ll also be breathing better-filtered air with less indoor allergens, and your air ducts will stay cleaner as well.

 

Test Your Detectors

 

You know that smoke detectors save lives, but just how many lives are we talking about? Well, if you consider that three out of five home fire deaths involved properties without working smoke alarms, you can significantly decrease your risk just by ensuring that your smoke detectors are in working condition.

 

This same principle goes for carbon monoxide detectors as well. Carbon monoxide is an invisible and odorless gas that can be very dangerous and even fatal. Fire departments throughout the United States routinely respond to many carbon monoxide emergency calls. It’s imperative for your family’s safety that your carbon monoxide detector is working.

 

While these home maintenance tasks seem minor at first glance, it’s clear that they can have major influence over the state of your home and the cost of maintaining it. Some simple, seasonal maintenance can save you thousands of dollars and maybe even your life.

 

Note: This month’s blog was by Paul Denikin. Visit his site at http://dadknowsdiy.com/

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Holiday Safety Tips: or Don’t Ask Clark Griswold to Decorate Your Home

December 6, 2016

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December is here! Christmas and Hannukah are overlapping in their celebration this year (Note: Christmas lasts from December 25 to January 6th). Many moving parts add up to a well-celebrated holiday and one of those moving parts is safety. An unsafe holiday is no fun at all. Take a look at the following tips to keep you healthy, hearty, and hale into the new year.

Do NOT ask him to help you decorate your home!

Do NOT ask him to help you decorate your home!

Lights

The holidays would certainly be lacking if we didn’t have lights (electric and flame) inside and outside our homes as part of the ritual. There is a right way and and wrong way to use lights though.

  • Make sure your outlets are GFCI. Designed to prevent electrical shocks, they will protect you with lights you may hang in your kitchen or bathroom(?) or outside.
  • Don’t overload your outlets like Ralphie’s Dad in A Christmas Story. That can lead to a fire.

    Is this your house?

    Is this your house?

     

     

  • If you are going to hang lights out of a safe reach, then please use caution with ladders and step-stools. Be sure they are level and all legs are fully extended.

 

Fire

According to the American Fire Administration over 156,000 fires occur during the winter holiday season. Taking care here will prevent Christmas tree fires, electrical fires, and cooking fires which can lead to total property loss and fatalities. The holidays should not be spent in the hospital.

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  • Water your “live” tree. Nearly everyone agrees, a well-watered tree is hard to burn.
  • To ensure proper watering, give your tree a fresh cut before bringing it into your house. Slice a half-inch or so off the bottom of the trunk to aid water circulation in the tree.
  • Keep your tree away from heat sources and make sure it’s level.
  • Never EVER put actual lit candles on or near your tree!
  • Be sure you have smoke detectors (with charged batteries) and a fire extinguisher in your home.
  • For homes with fireplaces, when was the last time the chimney was cleaned? (The National Fire Protection Association says, “Once a year.”)
  • Be careful with space heaters. They account for 40% of all home heating fires (source: NFPA).
  • Don’t deep fry your frozen turkey. Thaw it first.

And don’t forget…

  • Poinsettias (or poinsettas) are poisonous to both humans and household pets.
  • Keep breakable ornaments out of the reach of young children and cats.

Clearwater Construction hopes that you and your family and friends have a safe and Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, and a prosperous and healthy New Year!

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We mean it! Don’t ask for his help.

 

 

 

Filed Under: Electrical, Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas lights, Christmas tree, fire, Hannukah, safety

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