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Originally Posted by Nyah
Annual reminder during these temperatures to:
- Knock the ice build-up off your furnace and hot water exhaust on the exterior of your house twice a day and definitely make sure you knock over any ice buildup under those exhaust outlets.
- Turn your humidifier down so you avoid ice buildup on your windows. This can lead to damming and water damage when things melt.
- If you do see ice buildup on windows, try to mop it up, and turn on your furnace fan to circulate air. Make sure your blinds/curtains are all the way open as much as possible.
- Run bathroom exhaust fans for 45-60 mins after showers/baths to assure the exhaust vents are cleared of steam.
- Make sure your dryer vents don't get ice buildup. It doesn't take too long to melt once the dryer is running but you risk clothes or fabrics burning in the meantime.
These items of advice are from my sister in the home service industry that's been responding to emergency home heating/water calls all day.
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- Do the opposite if you don't have a humidifier.
I kept the stove fan off last night while making pasta to get the bonus humidity. Managed to get it up to 16%. My knuckles are bleeding.