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Originally Posted by Tom Hannon
I will be shutting down my NY home for the winter to spend the next 5-6 months in TV. My heating system up north is oil-hot water. What is the procedure to winterize my home. I will have a neighbor check the house frequently.
Someone else said to flush the toilets weekly and once a month run the dishwasher to prevent the rubber seals from drying out.
I never did this before. What is the best procedure to winterize the house. Thanks
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I am a northern snowbird also, who leaves here end of Oct., and I shut my place down based on the advice of a friend who has a cabin in New Hampshire that he shuts down for the winter.
For every person, there is probably a different process folowed, but here is one persons only....
- I drain the water from my pipes,(easy in my house as it has a draining faucet in basement),
- Shut the Hot Water heater off,
- Set the furnace(oil, forced air) to 45 deg. so I don't have to worry about residual water in toilets.
- Empty the Ice holder in refridge in case of power outage meltdown,
- Forward the phone.
Son lives in the town so he stops by to check on things once in a while. I also have a temperature alarm wired into a phone dialer for alarming us of a problem...never has gone off!
We come back for Christmas, so for the first time I may keep the heat off when we leave after Christmas and put antifreeze in the bowls.(Have to check with NH buddy to confirm that's what he told me to do)