How to Stay Warm While Waiting for a New Furnace From The Heating Installation Specialist

What do you do if your furnace fails in the middle of the winter? Keeping warm when the wind howls and your furnace is on vacation can be difficult. It is also important to take precautions to protect your pipes from freezing while you wait for the heating installation to be completed.

First of all, as soon as you notice that your furnace is not working, you need to call a repair man. He may be able to fix your current furnace. If he cannot, he will arrange for a heating installation team to come out immediately, especially if temperatures are severely low. If you are not prepared financially to replace your furnace, be sure to communicate this to the repair man. There may be financing options available to you that will allow the heating installation to be completed without an upfront financial investment. 

Next, there are a few key things you can do to stay warm. Layer your clothes so that you are comfortably warm. If you need to wear your coat, do so. A space heater will provide a lot of warmth and may work best in a small room. Turn on the heater and close the door in an effort to contain the heat. If possible, drink hot beverages and consider baking cookies (or using the oven in some way) to take the chill out of the air. It is not wise to use your oven as a heater otherwise.

Consider blocking drafty doors and windows with rolled up towels. This will prevent the cold air from seeping into your home. Also, reduce or eliminate trips in and out of the home as this lets more cold air in through the door. Close doors to unused rooms and try to keep the heat you do have as contained as possible.

You need to be especially proactive when it comes to protecting your pipes from freezing. If your pipes freeze, you will have a much more complicated problem on your hands. Open the cabinets to expose pipes to the air. The airflow will help tremendously. If you have a spare space heater, place it in the kitchen so that the pipes there will have warm air flowing around them. It is most helpful to turn your faucets on so that they drip. The moving water will help prevent the pipes from freezing. While severe temperatures could still cause the pipes to freeze, allowing the water to flow will lessen the chances of that occurring.

When the heating installation team arrives, it could take a few hours to complete the job. If the low temperatures are too much to bear, consider leaving one family member with the heating installation team while everyone else goes to a warmer location. A local mall or shopping center is a great distraction when you are waiting for the furnace to be installed.