Heating Repair Boise- Heating without your furnace

My power went out yesterday at about 3 a.m, I woke up about 5:30 to darkness and 3 kids trying to get ready for school in a dark and cold house.  This heating repair Boise event caused me to wonder if some of the things I know could help others when they were in need of a heating repair.  We all know the obvious things such as keeping all your doors, windows and blinds closed to hold in the heat.  But did you know that most water heaters that run on gas still work in a power outage.  That is right even without power you can still enjoy a nice hot shower or bath.  Also most every gas fireplace will run without power, this can be used, as I did, to heat your home to a comfortable level.  In addition it provides a nice light to see by while stumbling through the home. Between some candles a flash light and our fireplace we were able to keep warm, get ready and get the kids off to school, all without power.

Some Other Helps

Other ways to keep warm in the event of a heating repair Boise.  If your heater dies in the middle of the night and you want to keep warm until the repair guys get there in the morning, here are a few helpful tips.  Since we all know we live in COLD country.  It is always wise to have 1 or 2 space heaters around for back up.  The heaters I recommend are the oil filled sealed heaters (they look a lot like old radiators).

Other Heat Sources

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Most homes have an electric oven. Ever cooked a large turkey all day?   Then you know this will warm your house in the event of a heating repair Boise. Set the temperature for 250 degrees and open the door to the first notch.  This will allow the oven heat to escape into the kitchen and the rest of the house.  PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF SMALL CHILDREN AND PETS SAFETY FIRST! In addition you can put your furnace fan on the “on” position on your thermostat.  This will circulate the heat to the rest of the rooms in the house.  Providing some heat to your crawl space to protect those water lines.  By using one or several of the above tips you should be able to stay warm. Until help arrives to solve your heating repair Boise issues.