With winter in full swing in St. Louis, there is nothing worse than coming home to a chilly home. Luckily, there are several ways to quickly heat up a cold room, so you can have a cozy home. Many of these heating tips are easy to implement and will not cost you a lot of money.
At Galmiche & Sons, our goal is to help homeowners in the St. Louis area get the most out of their heating & air conditioning system, so give us a call today to learn more tips and to schedule your furnace checkup to make sure your system is running at peak efficiency!
See Below for Some of Our Best Home Heating Tips:
- Check Your Registers: The warm air created by your furnace might not be reaching all of the rooms in your home. It may seem like one of the more obvious heating tips, but checking all the air vent registers in your home could reveal vents that are closed. Sometimes vents might also be blocked by furniture or even laundry. Make sure every register is open in your home to get the full benefit of warm air.
- Replace the Air Filter: Air filters make sure the air in your home is clean from dust, dander, and more. However, an air filter can become an air blocker if it becomes too clogged with dirt and pollutants. Check your air filter every month and replace it when it is too dirty. This heating tip is something you should do year-round to get the most efficient use out of your heating system.
- Check the Ductwork Dampers: What are ductwork dampers? They are devices inside your duct that either open or close to regulate the amount of air flowing through a duct. Adjusting the dampers allows you to control where and how much air is flowing throughout your home. This heating tip will require a bit of trial and error in adjusting the levers. To locate your dampers, head to either your basement or attic, and look for ducts that branch off from the main duct. You should spot some levers at the connection point. Follow this basic heating tip – Ideally, you want to force the hot air into the lowest parts of your home, because heat rises, resulting in a warmer home over all.
- Use Boosters Fans: This may seem like an intense heating tip, but it can have real benefits over many winters. Duct-booster fans are a way to increase the flow of heated air within a specific room. They are small fans that attach to the air register vents and push out more air from your system. Heating tips like this mean you can devote a few booster fans to important rooms while still being an inexpensive update.
- Install Radiant Floor Heating: A radiant floor heating system helps bring heat into your home through another surface. Because the heat comes from within the floors and rises throughout a room, radiant floor heating can be a great heating tip to warm up specific rooms that tend to be cold problem areas.
Contact Us for More Heating Tips for Your St. Louis Home
If you are still looking for more ways to maximize your home’s heating system in the winter or you discover that you just cannot get that one room to heat up, try talking with heating & air conditioning experts like us!
Galmiche & Sons is a community member, serving the St. Louis area for over 60 years. Our technicians are well-versed in maintaining HVAC systems for St. Louis area homeowners. We strive to make sure our customers are happy and comfortable in their homes and are happy to provide your family with home heating tips this winter.
