A handy list of tips for winterizing your home:

• Turn off your outside spigots to prevent build up of water in the pipes
• Have salt on hand to melt ice on walkways
• Insulate doors and windows with draft stoppers
• Have flashlights and spare batteries on hand (no candles, please)
• Stay warm by making sure you have supplied your heating oil (if applicable) and have lots of spare blankets handy.
• Always remember to be careful when using space heaters and follow safety instructions carefully.
• Turn down the temperature on your water heater (saves money, energy, and you from a scalding!)
• Run ceiling fans in reverse (to push down that rising warm air)
• Change the furnace filter and get it serviced.

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