The HomeMedic - Help for Homeowners

The HomeMedic #168 Winter prep - swamp coolers & central air

Winter prep also includes battening down the hatches for the stuff you use in the summer. In this case, the swamp cooler or central air units. What should you do for those systems? Glad you asked. Here's how to protect your home and family.

The HomeMedic #168 Winterizing - furnace

So even your furnace needs to be prepped for winter? Sure does, but only if you want it to work well. Here's what you need to know to protect your family and keep your bills down.

The HomeMedic #167 Winterizing - the hose bib

The lowly hose bib - that valve on the outside of the house? Chances are you'd like to avoid having that thing freeze up in the winter and flood your home in the spring. Here's how to protect your home and family.

The HomeMedic #166 Winterizing - doors and windows

Nothing is more soothing in January than having a nice cold draft oozing from around your doors and windows, right? Or perhaps not. Here's what you need to do in September to avoid the ugh in January.

The HomeMedic #165 Winterizing - ice dams & gutters

If winter happens where you live, then fall is the time to prepare. Are your gutters ready to carry the water safely away? Will you have ice dams? Here's what you need to know to protect your family.