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Old 08-22-2018, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Mistybuffy3 View Post
Trying to be a snowbird for 2019, curious as to what people do with their homes up north in regards to the heat, water/pipes, mail, etc. Any suggestions/thoughts appreciated
In our home in Missouri we:
turn the thermostat to 55 degrees;
shut the main water valve off;
shut the water heater breaker off;
shut off the ice maker;
make neighbors aware we will be gone for x amount of time and leave our contact information in case of anything suspicious or in case electricity goes off in the neighborhood;
if we are going to be gone for more than a month we have our mail forwarded to our TV address. If less, we have our mail held for us to pick up when we return;
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