Seasonal Tips

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• Check and turn off pilot lights on fireplaces and heaters that will not be used till Fall.
• Inspect your roof for moss and deterioration over the Winter.
• Inspect roof flashings around penetrations, chimney and skylights.
• Check for new cracks in the foundation.
• Check smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors,  replace batteries if they are not hard wired.
• Check the dryer vent for lint build up.
• Check the date on your water heater, approx. normal life is 7 years, make sure it can drain somewhere.
• Clean furnace and HRV filters.
• Test well water if applicable.

• Turn on hose bib shut offs.
• Check gutters and clean if necessary, caulk any leaks.
• Fertilize lawns and trees, etc.
• Power wash driveways, sidewalks and patios.
• Clean window screens, wash windows.
• Check caulking around windows and doors, this is a regular maintenance item.
• Plan for any exterior painting that is required and needs to be completed over the warm months.
• Empty the canister and clean the filter for your built in vacuum.
• Check washing machine hoses for cracks and damage.
• Service your lawn mower. 

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• Clean chimneys on wood burning fireplaces.
• Clean furnace filter if it wasn't done in the Spring.
• Check smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
• Add fuel stabilizer to lawnmowers, chainsaws, etc.
• Turn off hose bib shutoffs.
• Clean gutters, this may have to be done a few times over Winter.
• Check dryer vent for lint build up.
• Check bulbs in exterior light fixtures.

• Empty and clean the filter on your built in vacuum.
• Service gas appliances and turn on pilot light.
• Put patio furniture away for the Winter.
• Service heat pump and furnace.
• Check heating oil tank and fill if necessary. 
• Clean out sumps and ensure sump pumps are working.
• Clean and check storm water backflow preventers.