💘Know Your Home’s Love Language💘
😍 Words of Affirmation 😍
- Keep a clear service record sticker on your home’s most essential system (furnace, boiler, or water heater).
- Add a small “Shutoffs & Breakers Map” label inside your electrical panel door.
- Label the main water shutoff and gas shutoff so anyone can find them fast.
🫶 Quality Time 🫶
- Schedule annual HVAC and plumbing tune-ups.
- Do a monthly walkthrough: listen for odd noises, make sure vents aren’t blocked, and look for small drips.
- Test your sump pump with a bucket of water to confirm it’s ready for spring.
- Clean your dryer vent lint path and confirm airflow outside (fire + efficiency win).
- Check/clean bath fan covers and make sure they’re actually venting moisture.
🤗 Receiving Gifts 🤗
- Install an indoor air quality upgrade, like a whole-home humidifier.
- Install a reverse osmosis drinking water system.
- Add a battery backup to your sump pump.
- Add surge protection to help protect appliances and electronics.
🥰 Acts of Service 🥰
- Replace your furnace filter.
- Install sink strainers and a hair catcher in the shower.
- Clean or replace range hood filters.
- Vacuum return air grilles and clear supply vents.
😘 Physical Touch 😘
- Press the test buttons on your CO and smoke detectors.
- Press test buttons on GFCI outlets and AFCI breakers (if your home has them).
- Exercise shutoff valves by gently opening and closing them to help prevent seizing. If a valve is seized or leaking, have it replaced.
