Las Cruces Winter Weather – In order to ensure that you are able to stay warm during the coming winter season, chances are you have likely already gotten your pre-season tune up for your HVAC unit with On The Go Heating and Cooling at the beginning of the fall season; however, in the event that you didn’t, there thankfully are some useful things that you can do in order to not only stay warm, but also to help you save money on your heating bill as well.
Here are four useful ways to help you stay warm during the winter season.
*First and foremost, perhaps one of the most useful ways to help you stay warm during the winter is to use portable heaters. In the event that you may require supplementary heating, a portable space heater is something that can easily be used, as you won’t have to worry about getting your heater running every single time you end up getting cold. It’s important to keep in mind, however, that these kinds of heaters will need to be turned off whenever you won’t be in the same room with them, as leaving them unattended for any length of time is considered to be a serious safety hazard.
*Another useful way to help you stay warm during the winter is to consider designing a form of shelter for your outdoor HVAC unit. If you will be expecting any amount of snow and ice, this is most definitely an idea that you will want to keep in mind in order to keep the unit itself protected. You will not, however, want to cover the unit completely, as doing so will end up sealing in moisture and causing corrosion. The main goal should be to protect the fan without totally closing off the unit itself. Consider constructing a simple lean-to or roof-like structure made of fencing materials.
*One other useful way to help you stay warm during the winter is to close off your chimney. In the event that you won’t be using your wood-burning or gas fireplace, there’s really no reason to keep it open. Whenever it’s closed, it helps to prevent heated air from going up the chimney itself, as well as preventing cool air from entering. Additionally, closing the chimney when the fireplace is not being used will allow you to save money on your annual home heating expenses as well.
Stay warm during winter *Another useful way to help you stay warm during the winter is to never play around with the thermostat. Keep in mind that similar to the fact that setting your thermostat to an extremely low temperature won’t actually make your HVAC unit cool things down more quickly, the same thing applies for setting the thermostat to an extremely high temperature – it won’t make your HVAC unit heat things up more quickly. The only thing that will happen is that your unit will get more damaged, as well as increased heating costs. The one thing to do in order to avoid these issues is to begin warming things up beforehand.