Living in a comfortable, heated home is reportedly something we take for granted. When the cold weather hits, we just put on thick socks, turn up the thermostat, or take other steps, and continue..
The most modern homes rely on the electrical grid to keep that heat flowing. Even if your home is heated by natural gas or heating oil, there’s most likely an electric component to your heating system.
That means that when the power goes out in the middle of a blizzard, you’re screwed and lost heat.. Even recently built homes can lose interior heat pretty quickly, dropping to uncomfortable (and even unsafe) temperatures within a day at most. If you’re not sure when power will be restored, you’ll need to find a way to keep the place as warm as possible if you and your property are going to come out of the experience unscathed.
There are ways to keep your house warm if your heat goes out.
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