Each year around this time I like to take a quick drive out to the local drug store as well as maybe stop at the hardware store on the way home! I have a few items that I need to gather, as well as I hate to procrastinate on my pre-winter errands.
- I know that it’s important to have a winter survival pack ready to go before October ends, but some people know that this is serious behavior as well as that I am overly cautious with my preventative measures, then however, I’ve learned in the past that the weather can be unpredictable, so it’s best to get this out of the way right at the beginning of the season.
You never know when a huge snowstorm is going to blow through, a sheet of ice is going to blanket your entire town, or it will be so cold that you are putting yourself in danger to leave the house. That’s why, it’s best to be ready as well as fully stock your home. If my boiler ever fails, I know that I will be okay for several weeks; First of all, I have a backup generator so if the power ever goes out I am not at the mercy of the energy business to reinstate to my central heater. Secondly, I have gathered a number of safe electric space boilers to spread around the house if anything ever goes wrong with the heater, then lastly, I constantly make sure that I have my forced air boiler professionally tested at least twice a year, but before the cold air arrives I have a certified heating as well as cooling serviceman deliver my boiler the once-over. In the Springtime before I hibernate my boiler for the summer, I invite the same ventilation specialist to service my heater; People might know that I am overly cautious with my winter prevention, I know I am just prepared… but maybe it was more necessary when I lived outside of TX.