{"id":1743,"date":"2020-11-02T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/blog\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2020-11-02T11:00:24","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T16:00:24","slug":"prep-winter-weather-now-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/?p=1743","title":{"rendered":"Should You Prep for Winter Weather Now? Yes, And Here\u2019s How"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"time-service-clock\"\u201cWinter weather\u201d is a relative term in North Central Florida. We won\u2019t get hit with snowstorms or bone-chilling subzero temperatures. However, we often deal with rain and temperature swings that make it necessary for our homes to have working heating systems. November is the right time\u2014deeper into fall\u2014to make sure your residential heating system is able to do the job you expect from it. You don\u2019t want to switch on your electric furnace for the first time in December only to discover you already need to schedule <\/span>heating repair in Lake Butler, FL<\/span><\/a> for it, after all.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you can do to see that you have a heating system in good shape for the sometimes odd winter weather of Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Take the heater for a test drive<\/span><\/h3>\n

Before you need the heating system to run, do a brief test drive on a day when you <\/span>don\u2019t<\/span><\/i> need it. It\u2019s much better to find out what might be wrong a bit early. Turn the heating system on for about an hour one day, then walk around the house to see if it\u2019s performing as you expect it to. You\u2019re looking out for a range of warnings:<\/span><\/p>\n