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When the weather outside is frightful -- being a HOCOA member is so delightful

Tired of throwing money down the toilet on winter utility bills?

Well, read our tips on how to lower it by 20% this year!

How to Keep Your Utility Bill Lower
this Winter..

Install a programmable thermostat. It can cut your heating bill with every Celsius degree you lower the setting.

Install tight-fitting glass doors in front of your fireplace. This prevents cold air from coming into your home as well as keeping the heat from escaping.

Seal your attic. This will decrease heat loss through your roof, which is where most heat escapes since hot air rises

If you like ice cream you will love snow cream. It is fun and easy to make with the whole family.

Also, Winter has more fire-related deaths than any other season. Therefore, we have provided some tips on how to prevent .

winter fires in your home. This way you can sit around the fireplace safely watching Block-
buster's Ladder 49 on screen rather than in real life.

How to Keep Your Fireplace Burning Safely..

Get your chimney swept annually

Have your fireplace and hearth cleaned weekly

Snow Cream Recipe:

1 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
large bowl of snow (about 3 quarts)

Blend milk, sugar and vanilla. Stir in enough snow to make snow cream to an ice cream consistency.

What did the robber say to the snowman?
FREEZE or I'll blow your head off.

Install a draft inducer in the fireplace (Fan that draws
hot air up and out the flue)

Did you know.. it is recommended to not use water to put a fire out, but rather baking soda, dirt, sand or even cat litter!