{"id":647,"date":"2020-12-07T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/?p=647"},"modified":"2020-12-02T16:44:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T21:44:24","slug":"my-furnace-went-out-how-do-i-stay-warm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/heating-service\/my-furnace-went-out-how-do-i-stay-warm\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMy Furnace Went Out, How Do I Stay Warm?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This is of course a scenario that no homeowner ever wants to face, but the fact of the matter is that it happens! You\u2019re a lot less likely to face a sudden and unexpected need for furnace repair in Toledo, OH<\/a> or one of the surrounding communities if you keep up on your maintenance sessions. Heating maintenance tune-ups allow our technicians to thoroughly inspect your system for problem areas, make adjustments as needed, and comprehensively clean the whole system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This all helps the system work more effectively and\nefficiently. Plus, it prevents small repair needs from turning into major\nbreakdown emergencies that lead to the subject of this post. We\u2019re going to\nassume, though, that if you\u2019ve come across this blog post you\u2019re in need of\nsome tips, now! <\/em>First, be sure to\ngive our team a call. While you wait for our techs to show up, here\u2019s what you can do to\nkeep your household warm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Apply Impromptu Weather Sealant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you have caulking on hand, that\u2019s great! Pick the\nsmallest room in your home, or the room with the lowest ceiling, that you can hunker\ndown it or your household can gather in, and make sure the windows to that room\nhave caulking to keep drafts out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t have caulking available\u2014don\u2019t worry, this isn\u2019t\nsomething most homeowners keep on hand\u2014grab pillows, blankets, towels, etc. and\nuse those to block off your windows and doorways as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dance It Out!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sure, this sounds silly, but it\u2019s a fun way to stay warm and\nget your mind of your furnace troubles for a bit. This works especially well if\nyou\u2019re a family with small children. You already know you can work up quite a\nsweat just chasing them around and managing your home\u2014you may as well make it\nfun, right? Put your breakables away, push the furniture against the wall, put\non some upbeat music, and dance away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What should you cook? Well pretty much anything will do.\nUsing your oven or your stove will naturally help your home warm up. Remember,\nyou should never <\/em>use cooking\nappliances primarily for the purpose of warming up your home. This can become\nhazardous real quick. But consider baking some cookies, making a hot stew, or\neven just making your mealtime plans involve something that requires slow\ncooking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use Incandescent Lighting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Okay, so this tip isn\u2019t the most energy-efficient, we\u2019ll admit it. LED lighting has become increasingly popular and it\u2019s for very good reason. But <\/em>if your goal is to stay warm while you wait for your furnace repair technician to show up, this might do the trick for you. If you have some incandescent lightbulbs around the home, switch out your lighting in a room or two with those bulbs. They generate much more heat than other lighting options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are just a few tips we have to stay warm! To learn more or to schedule your furnace repair and maintenance services, contact \u201cYour Comfort Specialists\u201d here at AW Heating & Cooling<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nobody wants a broken down furnace. But if yours does break down, you want to know how to stay warm, right? Here are some great tips!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[108,99,138],"class_list":["post-647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating-service","tag-furnace-repair","tag-toledo","tag-winter-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":650,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647\/revisions\/650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}