Tuesday-Wednesday Night Updates
January 29-30, 2019
All Evening Activities for Tuesday and Wednesday Have Been Cancelled.
THIS INCLUDES:
- All Aquin Practices
- All Aquin Games
- Aquin Registration Night
- Aquin Open House Night
School is still on as scheduled at this time. If that changes, a separate notification will be issued.
Thank you and stay warm!
From Freeport City Hall . . .
Monday night through Thursday we all will experience temperatures and wind chills that our homes' heating systems are NOT designed for. -20 to -30-degree temperatures with wind chills into -40 and up to -50+.
Newer homes will struggle to maintain temperature and older homes will NOT maintain temperature and the temperature WILL drop while the heating system is working at full capacity.
- Please raise the temperature in your home on Monday, 2 to 4 degrees above your normal setting.
- Take all programmable thermostats out of setback mode and set on a permanent HOLD.
- If you have a furnace; replace the filter.
- Keep garage doors closed.
- Limit opening exterior doors.
- Make sure air vents and radiators are not blocked or obstructed.
- If you have a 90%+ furnace and boiler: You must keep the intake and exhaust clear of ice and snow. During these cold temperatures, ice can build up. A 90%+ furnace and boiler have 2 white PVC pipes; an exhaust pipe and an intake pipe that are generally on the side or back of your home. In some instances, they are on your roof, do NOT go on your roof to clear the pipe.
- If the temperature in your home is dropping and your radiators are HOT with boiler systems or you have HOT air coming out of your vents with furnaces DO NOT PANIC. Please make sure that your heating system continues to operate.
To help minimize temperature loss you can boil water, make soup, or stews; they help introduce humidity and warmer temperatures into your home.
DO NOT USE YOUR OVEN or a GRILL TO HEAT YOUR HOME.
Please check on neighbors and elderly residents during these extreme temperatures.
Stay warm and safe this week and share this email with any of your family and friends.