Seasonal maintenance guides for Northern Virginia homes: dryer vent and fire safety, furnace checklists and simple habits that keep appliances and HVAC running longer between repairs.
Use the clock change on November 1 as your reminder to test every alarm and look over your heating system. Plus the steps to take, in order, if your CO alarm sounds.
Nine quick steps to run through before the first cold night, plus what a professional heating tune-up checks that you can’t.
Five everyday laundry habits that keep lint from building up where it can catch fire, plus a two-minute vent airflow check and the warning signs to act on.
