The document provides 6 tips for biannual safety tasks to complete during Daylight Saving Time, including scheduling a furnace inspection, calling a chimney sweep, draining a water heater, replacing light bulbs, checking the first aid kit, and replacing smoke/carbon monoxide alarm batteries. It emphasizes using the time change as a reminder to ensure home safety and performance of key systems.

1. 6 BIANNUAL
SAFETY TASKS
Your clocks aren’t the only thing you
should change for Daylight Saving Time.

2. With all of the
reminders out there,
it’s hard to forget to
change your clocks
when Daylight Saving
Time (DST) rolls around.

3. Instead, use DST as
signal to take care of
important safety tasks
around your home and
facility.

4. SCHEDULE A FURNACE
INSPECTION
TIP ONE:

5. To ensure peak performance and
safety schedule a professional
furnace inspection.
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6. CALL A CHIMNEY SWEEP.
TIP TWO:

7. The US Fire Administration
suggests having your
chimney inspected annually.
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8. A certified chimney
specialist will look for
obstructions, soundness
and soot build-up that
pose potential fire hazards.
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9. DRAIN YOUR WATER HEATER.
TIP THREE:

10. Promote better heat
transfer and increase
the efficiency of your
water heater by draining
a quart of water from the
tank every three months
(or at least twice a year).
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11. REPLACE LIGHT BULBS.
TIP FOUR:

12. Check light bulbs and
light fixtures and
consider replacing
conventional bulbs with
energy-efficient compact
fluorescent or LED bulbs.
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13. CHECK THE FIRST-AID KIT.
TIP FIVE:

14. Summer is coming!
Check the first aid
kit to make sure
you have everything
to combat bumps,
scrapes and stings.
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15. REPLACE SMOKE/CARBON
MONOXIDE ALARM BATTERIES.
TIP SIX:

16. The National Fire
Protection Association
suggests replacing
the batteries on these
devices twice a year.
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17. AND DON’T FORGET TO
SET YOUR CLOCKS!

18. Along with these safety tips,
don’t forget to “spring” forward
or “fall” back one hour!
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19. GET THE LIGHT BULBS, BATTERIES
AND FIRST AID SUPPLIES YOU NEED
TO COMPLETE YOUR SAFETY TASKS
AT HPPRODUCTS.COM.