Seasonal Tips

If you are leaving your home for more than an hour or two turning your thermostat down a degree or two will save you energy and money.

Most programmable thermostats have a feature called intelligent recovery. This means it will slowly warm your house after a lower night time setting. This saves money. Purchasing one from Megee will pay for itself!!

Homeowners with a central humidifier on their heating system generally can set their thermostat a degree or two lower and still feel just as comfortable. Ask us today about a humidifier especially for your home.

The typical store-bought furnace filter only protects your furnace. Getting a better filter will help protect YOU!!

You wouldn’t let your car go without regular maintenance/oil changes. Your furnace is no different. Schedule your professional tune-up today.

Never, ever, dry clothes on a portable space heater.

Clean your clothes dryer lint screen often. Many fires are started in laundry rooms because of lint.

Don’t try to throw bones or peels from lemons/oranges down the disposal. They are not designed to chew up those items.

Having a hot water recirculation system will save money, save water, and you will have hot water right away at that farthest faucet. Call us today to talk about a “recirc” for you.

The anode rod in your water heater is what keeps the water from attacking the metal in the heater. It’s called a sacrificial anode. Usually the anode rod will be eaten away in 2 or three years. Have us install a new one. If not, the water heater will be attacked and start leaking.

A drippy faucet can waste 100 gallons a day. Have Megee repair that faucet and save money and water.

Did you know your utility company uses water usage to determine sewage costs? Reducing water consumption will reduce sewage costs as well. Get that dripping faucet or running toilet fixed today!

Clear snow away from around your outdoor unit. It will run more efficiently. It will also allow the inside of the unit to dry out, minimizing scale and rust buildup.

Young children and seniors will not sense hot water burns quickly. Please keep your water heater temperature at or below 120 degrees.

Remove your outdoor garden hoses in the winter. Even the “anti-freeze” faucets will freeze if a hose is connected.