| When heating the home you need to take | | | | need to have an adequate supply of gasoline to |
| precautions to make sure your home is safe prior | | | | run your generator. If storing gasoline you should |
| to the winter season. You also need to plan what | | | | place a stabilizer in there to prevent the gas from |
| is a safe method for heating your home in the | | | | going bad. |
| event you have a power failure and you need an | | | | As a warning you should never heat your home |
| alternative way to stay warm. Therefore, to | | | | using stove which emits fire. If using a stove you |
| prepare you need to identify your current | | | | could end up of dying from carbon dioxide |
| method of heating while identifying what is a quick | | | | poisoning because the flame eats up all the |
| and appropriate replacement to heat your until | | | | oxygen and replaces it with this poison. In addition, |
| you can fix your traditional heating source. | | | | if you are using space heaters to supplement the |
| Prior to the start of winter you should start by | | | | heating in the home you should always make sure |
| having your furnace inspected. This inspection | | | | the heater is approved by the government, has |
| should include wood, boiler or a forced air furnace. | | | | an automatic shut-off if accidently knocked over |
| If you are burning wood you should have your | | | | during operations. You should also randomly check |
| chimney cleaned once a year if not at minimum | | | | the cord of the heater to make sure it is not |
| of one every two years. In addition, you should | | | | overheating. Under no circumstances should you |
| have the exterior of the furnace checked for | | | | plug and electric heater into a power bar unless |
| possible corrosion to prevent fire from escaping | | | | you want to increase the chances of overheating |
| into the interior of your home from a decaying or | | | | to electrical outlets and causing an electrical fire. |
| rusted stove. If you are using a forced air | | | | In conclusion, you should have your main furnace |
| furnace you should change your filters, checking | | | | inspected during the fall so you can have it fixed |
| your propane tanks or oil tanks to make sure | | | | by winter. You should have maintenance |
| there are no problems like being unable to unlock | | | | performed by early fall to allow for time for the |
| the caps, correct fuel gauges, you should also | | | | rush of people trying to get their heaters installed |
| make sure if you are using heating oil that the | | | | or fixed. You should never heat your home with a |
| lines are adequately insulated outside the home to | | | | stove. You should always have extra gasoline with |
| prevent the oil from freezing which would prevent | | | | stabilizer mixed into the tank for your generator. |
| the furnace from working. | | | | You should never plug your portable electric |
| You need to think about things like snow storms | | | | heater into an outlet where other objects are |
| which could result in a power loss and therefore | | | | plugged in and you should never use a power bar |
| prevent your traditional furnace and electronic | | | | or extension cord to plug the portable heater into |
| ignition from starting to burn your oil, natural gas | | | | the outlet due to the high probability it could cause |
| or propane. Therefore, having a generator and | | | | a fire. You should always have a fire extinguisher |
| hook up to help run the basics of your home like | | | | nearby. |
| heating and water for your toilet. In addition, you | | | | |