Check for Hidden Air Leaks « Baird & Warner

You may have covered the basics in preventing those icy winter air leaks, but now that winter is here to stay it’s time to do another check.

• Check the weather stripping around your door frames to ensure it still fits snugly all the way around the frame.
• Change your furnace filter to ensure its as efficient as possible.
• If you feel a draft coming from under your door, place a towel along the bottom to keep air from passing through.
• Run your ceiling fans in reverse. This will push warm air downward and force it to recirculate to keep you more comfortable.
• Do a storm door  and window check to make sure they’re still holding up.

• If you have unused rooms, close them off for the winter. Seal the windows, close the vents and shut the door.
• Make sure your attic or crawlspace hatches are airtight with weatherstripping.
• Do a thorough chimney inspection. You don’t want your toasty fireplace giving away your heat.
• Walk your home, feel for drafts and fill them with caulk.
• Check your outlets for potential leaks.

While each of these steps may not seem like much, together they can really keep that frost away.

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Neal Paskvan is a full time Realtor specializing in Downers grove, Darien,Woodridge, Westmont and Du page county Real Estate