Winter is a difficult time for
computers and those individuals who use computing power in their homes make
money, trade, game, or simply surf the internet. That’s because the extreme
cold can be very damaging to computers – as well as to the inhabitants of a
home, and other devices such as a television or digital gadgets. This may
surprise you, seeing as you’re usually concerned with cooling your devices –
but the cold can damage expensive hardware overnight, if you’re unable to keep
your property warm. This article offers tips to ensure you’re able to keep your
property toasty and warm all winter.
Doors and Windows
The major portals through which
air and wind will seep into your home are the doors and the windows that open
into the outside world. Whether you’re up in Alaska or down in Boston, you can
still expect some violent wintery weather, and some gales, blizzards or
snowstorms that can test the limits of your home’s current doors and window fittings.
As such, check each of these
fittings with the back of your hand – if you feel cool air, it may be time to
bring in a contractor to better enhance your energy efficiency in your home –
reducing heating bills as a result. You can also do this work yourself, saving
some cash on a hire-out professional, using your own tools. For instance, insulation
foam is used for insulating, stopping draughts, filling gaps and dampening
sound – perfect to help you keep
your home warm this winter.
Using Heating Wisely
It comes
as no great surprise that many individuals choose to switch off their heating
for large parts of the day and for most of the year. Heating a home can lead to
high bills, and a sense that you’re throwing money away. But that’s far from
the truth if your lack of heating starts to affect your health and that of your
devices from which you work and make money.
As such, using heating wisely is your key piece of advice. This
means using a timer to have it turn on in the early evening and keep pumping
throughout the night – otherwise, your home can become near-freezing in wintery
conditions, leaving any moisture in and around your devices the possibility of
freezing, expanding, and breaking your beloved products.
Festive
Cheer
Finally,
there can be no better way to add heat to your home than through the addition
of bodies – and a little bit of festive celebration, when friends and family
come to visit or stay, can be just the remedy for your winter blues.
To make
your home extra warm with all the people arriving throughout the Christmas
period, cook a large meal to feed your guests, and make sure to leave the oven
open and shut off the extractor fan and oven dials after you’ve finished the
cooking. It should go without saying that you should only use the heat from
your oven for your home after it has been turned off; heating a home with an open oven
turned on is dangerous, wasteful, and harmful to the oven and yourself.
With these
tips, you’ll surely stay warm and dry over the winter period, protecting
yourself, your housemates, your guests and your hardware from the cold across
what looks set to be a frosty and white-coated winter.
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