Six Safety Tasks To Do When Daylight Saving Time Rolls Around
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The document provides 6 tips for biannual safety tasks to complete during Daylight Saving Time, including scheduling a furnace inspection, calling a chimney sweep, draining a water heater, replacing light bulbs, checking the first aid kit, and replacing smoke/carbon monoxide alarm batteries. It emphasizes using the time change as a reminder to ensure home safety and performance of key systems.
Six Safety Tasks To Do When Daylight Saving Time Rolls Around
- 1. 6 BIANNUAL SAFETY TASKS Your clocks aren’t the only thing you should change for Daylight Saving Time.
- 2. With all of the reminders out there, it’s hard to forget to change your clocks when Daylight Saving Time (DST) rolls around.
- 3. Instead, use DST as signal to take care of important safety tasks around your home and facility.
- 5. To ensure peak performance and safety schedule a professional furnace inspection. Source: blog.allstate.com/daylight-savings-9-things-to-do/
- 6. CALL A CHIMNEY SWEEP. TIP TWO:
- 7. The US Fire Administration suggests having your chimney inspected annually. Source: blog.allstate.com/daylight-savings-9-things-to-do/
- 8. A certified chimney specialist will look for obstructions, soundness and soot build-up that pose potential fire hazards. Source: blog.allstate.com/daylight-savings-9-things-to-do/
- 9. DRAIN YOUR WATER HEATER. TIP THREE:
- 10. Promote better heat transfer and increase the efficiency of your water heater by draining a quart of water from the tank every three months (or at least twice a year). Source: blog.allstate.com/daylight-savings-9-things-to-do/
- 11. REPLACE LIGHT BULBS. TIP FOUR:
- 12. Check light bulbs and light fixtures and consider replacing conventional bulbs with energy-efficient compact fluorescent or LED bulbs. Source: blog.allstate.com/daylight-savings-9-things-to-do/
- 13. CHECK THE FIRST-AID KIT. TIP FIVE:
- 14. Summer is coming! Check the first aid kit to make sure you have everything to combat bumps, scrapes and stings. Source: blog.allstate.com/daylight-savings-9-things-to-do/
- 15. REPLACE SMOKE/CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM BATTERIES. TIP SIX:
- 16. The National Fire Protection Association suggests replacing the batteries on these devices twice a year. Source: blog.allstate.com/daylight-savings-9-things-to-do/
- 17. AND DON’T FORGET TO SET YOUR CLOCKS!
- 18. Along with these safety tips, don’t forget to “spring” forward or “fall” back one hour! Source: blog.allstate.com/daylight-savings-9-things-to-do/
- 19. GET THE LIGHT BULBS, BATTERIES AND FIRST AID SUPPLIES YOU NEED TO COMPLETE YOUR SAFETY TASKS AT HPPRODUCTS.COM.