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Home Maintenance
Reminders, Tips & Hints
Current Tip :
If you have strong cooking odors you need to get rid of (especially before a showing of your house), just boil 2 cups of vinegar in a pot on the stove. The vinegar will absorb the odors, and your house will smell fresh again.
Previous tips:
Recipe for a clean drain: If your drains are clogged and you don’t have any commercial drain cleaner handy, try the following: pour ½ cup baking soda down the drain, followed by ½ cup of distilled white vinegar or lemon juice. The combination will bubble and fizz. Wait 15 to 20 minutes, then rinse the drain with hot water.
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Keep wire connectors on hand to use as caps for glue bottles and caulking tubes. Purchase an assortment pack and you'll always have the right size for any nozzle. |
Monthly Interior Chores:
These maintenance chores should be performed monthly to keep your home in good working order.
- Replace filters on forced air furnaces (this should be done monthly in the winter to reduce indoor air pollution, and every 2-3 months in the summer).
- Test all GFCI outlets (ground fault circuit interrupter receptacles) by using test buttons.
- Test all smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
- Make sure your windows open easily for emergency egress. Lubricate as needed.
- Clean shower heads & sink faucets to keep water flow steady.
- Pour water down unused drains.
- Grind ice cubes in your garbage disposal to sharpen blades.
- Drain a bucket of water from your hot water heater to help remove sediment.
- Check stairs and handrails for safety. Repair any loose steps and secure handrails as needed.
- Check bathtub and shower caulking, and replace as necessary.
- Clean kitchen exhaust fan filters
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