Prepare Your Home and Heating Systems for Winter

Winter is just around the corner, and it will take its toll on your home heating systems. The least you can do is make sure they are functional and up to the challenge.

This involves having them checked by professionals, and repaired, if necessary. There are also a few simple things you can do yourself, to prepare your home for the winter and lower your heating costs.

How to Prepare Your Home for the Winter

• Improve thermal insulation in your home. By insulating your walls, ceilings, floors, doors and windows, you prevent heat from escaping your home and minimize costs. Improving insulation can get costly and messy, and may be hard to accomplish on a short notice, but make it a priority when planning home renovations or repairs.
• Draft proof your doors and windows. Any cracks or gaps let heat out, so you should fill them. You can use window-sealing strips, door draft excluders, and caulking.
• Install ceiling fans or turn them on if you already have them. They push heat towards the floor and prevent its rising, thus keeping the room warmer.

Unfortunately, all of these preparations could seem useless if your heating systems are not working properly, so your priority should be to have them checked by professionals.

Have Your Home Heating Systems Checked

Before you need to turn your heating systems on, you should make sure they are fully functional. Some maintenance operations, like air filters and ducts cleaning, are recommended as well.

If a system is old and hasn’t received adequate maintenance and service, it could need some repair work.

To avoid system failures in mid winter, it is best to have the inspection and any necessary work performed by professionals.

They know exactly what to check, can recognize any signs of trouble, and are able to perform any repairs necessary with maximum efficiency.

Before leaving your home, the technicians will test your systems to make sure they work flawlessly and will teach you everything you need to know in order to care for them and keep them running well. They will also answer any questions you may have.

To make sure you hire professionals, you should do your research on the companies you come across. Your main selection criteria should be their license, insurance, experience in the field, and reputation among previous and existing customers.

Enhanced Heating and Air Conditioning is one of the few companies that will surely meet all these criteria. Serving Delaware and the neighboring regions in Maryland and Pennsylvania, they provide quality heating, ventilation and air conditioning services.

From system installations, replacements and upgrades to complex repairs, routine service and regular maintenance, they handle everything with professionalism and efficiency.

Besides excellent customer service, they provide around the clock emergency assistance, so you’ll always have someone to call if your system fails when you need it the most.

If you would like to know more about preparing your home and heating systems for winter contact the experts at Enhanced Heating and Air Conditioning. Browse our website or call us at 302-416-4730. We offer Air Conditioning repair, maintenance and new installations as well as Heating or Furnace repair, maintenance and installation to customers in Newark, Wilmington and surrounding areas.

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