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AS TEMPERATURES DROP
TONIGHT, MANY OF US MAY BE
TURNING ON THE HEAT FOR THE
FIRST TIME THIS SEASON. BUT
WE CHECKED IN WITH A
PROFESSIONAL FOR SOME SAFETY
TIPS.
TURNING ON THAT FURNACE FOR
THE FIRST TIME AFTER MONTHS OF
INACTIVITY IS OFTEN A SHOCK.
IT CAN LITERALLY BE A SHOCK
TO YOUR HEATING SYSTEM, OR IT
MIGHT BE A SHOCK WHEN YOU GET
YOUR FIRST HEATING BILL.
WITH THIS IN MIND... 2 NEWS
CAUGHT UP WITH THE LEAD
TECHNICAN AT MCAFEE HEATING
AND AIR... MAKING A ROUTINE
CHECK-UP AT A HOME ON MANNER
LANE IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
CHRIS BRYANT SAYS PREPARATION
IS KEY IN THE FALL. PROBABLY
THE BIGGEST THING WE GET A
NUMBER OF CALLS IN THE WINTER
MONTHS FROM FOLKS WHEN THEY
MALFUNCTION AND THE OTHER
THING IS IF ITS NOT BROKE,
DON'T FIX IT. AND THAT'S A BIG
MISTAKE. EVEN IF IT SEEMS
LIKE YOUR FURNACE IS WORKING
EFFICIENTLY, ASK YOURSELF SOME
BASIC QUESTIONS. ARE THE
CONTROLS WORKING PROPERLY?
ARE TEMPERATURES SET PROPERLY?
IS IT CLEAN? DO YOU SMELL
ANYTHING UNUSUAL? HOWEVER,
YOU WON'T ALWAYS SMELL A
PROBLEM. BRYANT RECOMMENDS
HAVING A CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTOR.. AS WELL AS A SMOKE
DETECTOR ON EACH LEVEL OF YOUR
HOME. THE NUMBER ONE THING
YOU CAN DO.. IS CHECK IS YOUR
FILTER. THAT CAN BE DONE
EVEN WITHOUT CALLING A
PROFESSIONAL. BUT ITS STILL
RECOMMENDED YOU GET A
PRESEASON CHECKUP ON YOUR
SYSTEM. IT CAN SAVE THEM A LOT
OF MONEY. IF ITS NOT RUNNING
HOT ENOUGH, THAT CAN USE A LOT
OF GAS. IT CAN ALSO LEAD TO
LACK OF COMFORT.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO SAVE
MONEY ON YOUR ENERGY BILLS...
WE LOOKED INTO THAT AS WELL
TODAY. ONE WAY IS TO USE A
PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTAT.
EXPERTS SAY IT CAN SAVE UP TO
TEN-PERCENT ON YOUR UTILITY
BILL. ALSO, PLUG DRAFTY
WINDOWS. AND, HIRE A
QUALIFIED CONTRACTOR SO YOU
DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE WORK
DONE TWICE. A GOOD PLACE TO
START IS THE BETTER BUSINESS
BUREAU. WE'VE PLACED A LINK
ON W-D-T-N DOT COM UNDER
WEBLINKS.