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Daily List: Spring Cleaning

Spring is upon us and you will be cleaning out the winter from your home. In today's Daily List, Marianne knows the few things that are often overlooked.

SMOKE DETECTORS
Test and dust all detectors. Take the covers off, brush around with a clean makeup brush or small paint brush and get all the dust or cobwebs out of there. Install fresh batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and push that button for a second to give it a test. if your smoke detector is beeping at you every so often, it probably means the battery needs to be changed. don't unplug it - change it!

CHECK THE A/C
If it's running rough, have someone come out and inspect it for you. An easy think you can do is replace the filters on the intake vents. it's easy to do - open them up, pull out the old filter which is about yay big - the measurements of it are on the side - buy the same size at the hardware store, and pop it back in with the arrows pointing away from you. it'll help your system run that much better.

CLEAN UP THE ROOF
Inspect roof for damage - did you lose any shingles during the winter storms we had? A roof company will come out and do repairs for you - and have them Inspect your attic for leaks while they're there. the rainy season may be coming to an end but we can still get some, and a water leak will cause big damage over time.

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