Daylight Savings: To Do List

It’s that time of year again, day­light sav­ings.  Time to turn the clocks an hour ahead and get ready for a very hard Mon­day.  How­ev­er, your clocks are not the only thing you need to change dur­ing day­lights sav­ings. Read our list below of oth­er things you should check or change this week­end.

Bat­ter­ies

This week­end, make sure to check and change the bat­ter­ies in all your elec­tron­ic devices.  When turn­ing your clocks ahead an hour, replace the old bat­tery with a fresh new one to make sure that the time will always be right.  Also, replace the bat­ter­ies in the smoke detec­tors and car­bon monox­ide detec­tors to pro­tect your fam­i­ly from fires and dead­ly odor­less gas­es.  Last­ly, remem­ber that once these bat­ter­ies are changed, you want to check that they work. Check all devices to see if they are work­ing at full capac­i­ty to pro­vide your fam­i­ly with the best pro­tec­tion.

Med­i­cine Cab­i­net

This week­end, sort through your med­i­cine cab­i­net to make sure you have the essen­tials for the upcom­ing spring. Dis­card expired med­ica­tion and cre­ate a list detail­ing which new ones need to be pur­chased.  Also, check to see if you have a first aid kit. If you do, make sure the kit is equipped with all the nec­es­sary sup­plies need­ed for an emer­gency.

Ceil­ing Fans

Reverse the direc­tion on your ceil­ing fan so that it oper­ates in a counter clock­wise direc­tion.  Fans oper­at­ing in a clock­wise direc­tion bring warmer air down to the ground, decreas­ing the demand on your heater.  Fans oper­at­ing in a counter clock­wise direc­tion do the oppo­site, bring cold­er air down, reduc­ing the demand on your air con­di­tion­er.  It’s a good trick to keep in mind for the upcom­ing sum­mer months.

Fur­nace

This win­ter has been a cold one, demand­ing a lot from your fur­nace.  Not only could you feel the cold, but could hear it to, as your fur­nace gets to work heat­ing your home. As the cold begins to sub­side, sched­ule an appoint­ment to get your fur­nace checked out.  If any win­ter dam­age has occurred, you want to get that fixed as ear­ly as pos­si­ble. Also, check-ups like these help to ensure top per­for­mance of your fur­nace.

Fil­ters

Most peo­ple choose to change their fil­ters dur­ing the offi­cial spring clean­ing sea­son but you can choose to change them ear­li­er.  This week­end is a great time to change your fil­ters, AC fil­ters, humid­i­fi­er fil­ters, stove top exhaust fan and air puri­fi­er fil­ters includ­ed.