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Spring Maintenance Tips for Your Home

Updated: Jun 1, 2021

Everyone knows that when the spring arrives, its time to make the maintenance needed in your Home


Spring tips

  1. Replace your furnace filter

  2. Clean the kitchen exhaust hood and air filter

  3. Check your electrical system

  4. Always have a multi-purpose fire extinguisher accessible.

  5. Make sure the light bulbs in all your fixtures are the correct wattage

  6. Review your fire escape plan with your family

  7. Consider installing a lightning protection system on your home

  8. Protect all your electrical appliances from power surges and lightning

  9. Have a professional air conditioning contractor inspect and maintain your system as recommended by the manufacturer

  10. Check for damage to your roof

  11. Run through a severe-weather drill with your family

  12. Repair all cracked, broken, or uneven driveways and walks to help provide a level walking surface

  13. Protect your home from sewer or drain backup losses

  14. Check all the fascia and trim for deterioration

  15. Check your water heater

  16. Check the shutoff valve at each plumbing fixture to make sure they function

  17. Clean clothes dryer exhaust duct, damper, and space under the dryer

  18. Replace all extension cords that have become brittle, worn or damaged

  19. Inspect and clean dust from the covers of your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms


 
 

Replace or clean your furnace filter.


It should be checked once a month and replaced or cleaned as needed.

Some filters are reusable and are supposed to be taken out, washed with a hose, and re-inserted.


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