极端寒冷的炉尖

If you live in an area that typically doesn't experience extreme freezing weather, the heating system in your home may have trouble keeping up. The furnace in newer homes will likely struggle to maintain temperature. Older homes will find it more difficult to maintain the temperature and the temperature will likely drop while the heating system is working at full capacity.

Tips to prepare your home for extreme cold 或者一个 winter storm

Below are some tips outlining how to prepare f或者一个 winter storm and help keep your home more comfortable during extremely cold temperatures:

• Raise the temperature in your home 2 to 4 degrees above your normal setting.
• 在寒冷的时候，把所有的都拿走 可编程恒温器 out of setback mode and set on a permanent HOLD around 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
• 保持车库门关闭.
• 限制打开外部门.
• 闭上你的 窗帘和百叶窗.
• Make sure air vents and radiators are not blocked or obstructed.
• Keep furnace vents leading outside near ground level clear of snow or ice.
• 如果你有一个没有玻璃门的壁炉, don't use it during extreme cold weather since most of the heat goes up the chimney.
• 利用天花板上的风扇把温暖的空气推下去.
• 考虑多穿几层.

准备炉子过冬的小贴士

Since your heating system or furnace will probably be running constantly throughout the winter, 在这里 are some things you should consider doing every year:

• 维护炉子 为了提高效率.
• 安排定期的炉膛检查和维护.
• 定期更换 炉过滤器.
• 检查泄漏，以帮助防止 一氧化碳 从进入你的家.
• Change the battery and set the programmable thermostat.

If the temperature in your home is dropping and your boiler system radiators are hot, or you have hot air coming out of your vents with furnaces, 没有必要担心. 你的炉子已经竭尽全力了. Make sure that your heating system continues to operate.

还记得, 如果你家里的温度下降了, the furnace may not be able to recover until temperatures rise and the wind-chill diminishes. Put your thermostat on hold 70 degrees Fahrenheit or higher so the furnace does not strain to catch up.

Other ways to help minimize temperature loss in your home

为了减少温度损失，你可以把水烧开, make soup or stews; they help introduce humidity and warmer temperatures into your home. 不用烤箱 或者一个 烧烤来加热你的家.

空间加热器 are a great way to add additional warmth to larger rooms such as a living room or family room. Follow the manufacturer's instructions and warning labels when utilizing. You should only use space heaters as a supplemental heat source. 永远不要用取暖器做饭, 干燥的衣服, warm bedding or thaw pipes resulting from the extreme cold.

帮助防止离家时出现问题

如果你 出城 或者是… “雪鸟” 在冬季, 让暖气开着, but at a lower temperature than you'd normally keep the thermostat. You can set the thermostat between 65 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. This ensures your house stays warm enough that you don't have to worry about 冷冻水管. Also, have a neighbor check your home daily, until you return. During extremely cold weather, your furnace can become strained and malfunction. Your neighbor can watch for signs of furnace distress and warn you of the rising issue.