We are all aware that mercury is poisonous. But did you know that most older thermostats have mercury in them? Especially the old round non-programable style. If you have one lying around because you changed it out bring it to our shop and we will properly recycle it for you. You can also give it to one of our techs when we are out to your house for service. Don’t forget to ask our techs about the special disount for turning in a mercury thermostat in when we are performing a service.
Do You Have An Old Thermostat?
April 13th, 2010Safety for your home while on vacation
March 25th, 2010A lot of us are going to be going on vacation soon when the kids are on spring break. Before you go away even for a weekend don’t forget to do these simple things.
- Turn off the water to your house at your main water valve by your water meter. Coming home after vacation to a flooded house is no fun.
- Turn the water heat thermostat back to vacation setting if you have a gas water heater or just turn the breaker off if you have an electric water heater. Why pay for energy to heat water when you are not there?
- Turn the thermostat setting back. Why should you pay for heating the house to a comfortable temperature when you are not there?
- Make sure all your windows are locked.
- Stop your mail and newspaper service or have a neighbor collect it for you.
- If you have an automatic garage door opener disengage it and lock the door manually
- Put a few lamps on random timers that turn the lights off and on randomly.
- Ask a neighbor or family member to check out the house every few days.
Remember water from even a small leak can be very damaging. Better to err on the side of caution than come home to a flooded mess.