This year is going too fast, and yet in some ways it has been a long year. October started yesterday, and now we must consider what comes after a hot October. We may need to heat our homes soon.
It won’t be long now before we will need to fire up the furnace or boiler. Most years, we end up turning on the heat before the middle of October. The house seems to stay warm during the day, but the days are shorter and the nights are colder.
If you have a forced air furnace, now is a great time to buy furnace filters. I usually buy enough to last through the winter.
Now is a good time to schedule a furnace or boiler inspection and tune-up. If the dang thing stops working on Christmas Eve or during a major cold spell, getting it repaired is going to be expensive.
Usually, a tune-up isn’t expensive.
