You may be preparing your
home for autumn decorating, including for celebrations like Halloween and
Thanksgiving. While doing so, it's important to remember HVAC safety tips to
ensure your comfort and health throughout this fall season. Don't take fall lightly!
Learn the HVAC safety tips
for autumn and Halloween decorating here from our team at Estes Services, the
#1 Atlanta HVAC company
that's been providing comfort and efficiency with top-quality service since 1949.
Harvest these incredible HVAC safety tips:
Keep Your Vents Unblocked
To ensure proper airflow
throughout your home this fall season, don't let your autumn decorations block
your air vents. With such blockage, you are not properly maintaining your HVAC
unit, which can negatively impact it.
In fact, blocked vents lead
to poor airflow and can cause your unit to be overworked, age quicker, and have
higher energy usage.
So, while it may at first
seem fun or convenient to hang your decorations on a vent or register, think twice. It's recommended that you find another area for your decorations in your home. After all, your home needs proper ventilation to ensure good indoor air quality
(IAQ) amid fall allergies in Atlanta.
Keep Decorations Away from Your Outdoor Unit
Along similar lines, it's
also wise not to have decorations or lighting on or near your outdoor unit.
While it's tempting to
decorate your whole yard, it's best to avoid your HVAC unit, including
surrounding trees and shrubbery, as décor hung on them could possibly fall on
or into your unit.
Keep in mind that the same
holds true with your outdoor lights: keep them away from your HVAC unit.
Additionally, any lighting used in your decorating outside or inside should be
safety-approved to avoid a fire or electrical hazard.
Most importantly, while fall
and Halloween decorations of all kinds are fun, they can pose a fire risk.
According to a press release
by the National Fire Protection Association on Halloween and fire safety, between 2014 and 2018, approximately 770 home structure fires began with decorations, resulting in an annual
average of two fire deaths, 30 fire injuries, and $11 million in direct
property damage.
Candles and pumpkin lanterns
can be festive additions to your décor. However, again, it is best to keep
these decorations away from your HVAC unit. For example, hot dripping wax or
tipped-over candles can be a risk to your HVAC unit and your loved ones.
Ensure HVAC Safety with a Fall Tune-Up
Ensuring your vents and
registers remain unblocked and keeping decorations away from your outdoor unit
are very important HVAC safety tips when decorating.
Equally as important is
scheduling your fall HVAC tune-up with licensed, NATE-certified Atlanta HVAC
technicians. A fall HVAC tune-up ensures that your HVAC system is running
smoothly as the cooler weather arrives in the Atlanta, GA, area.
Your HVAC unit benefits in
numerous ways from a fall HVAC tune-up, including:
● Prevent costly repairs due to reactive maintenance.
●
Improving
the longevity of your unit by being proactive.
●
Increasing energy efficiency by optimizing performance.
Our Estes Services Maintenance Membership Plans, including the Whole-Home Supreme, the Whole-Home Standard, HVAC
Supreme, and HVAC Standard plans, include a comprehensive maintenance check.
Choose Estes Services for Your HVAC Repairs &
Service This Fall
At Estes Services, it's our
job to keep you and your family safe and comfortable this fall season. Whether
you need a fall HVAC tune-up, are seeking a furnace repair, or thinking
about making an upgrade to a new HVAC unit, our team of Atlanta HVAC experts
is here to help.
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