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Know what to expect to pay each month! Althoughthepriceofnaturalgasiscurrentlylowerthanit’sbeenforsometime,othereconomicfactorscouldmakeithardtopayyourheatingbillsthiswinterevenwithnormalweatherconditions. Nextmonth,you’llhavetheopportunitytotakecontrolofyourwinterheatingbillsbyjoiningtheBudgetPaymentPlanatthestartofthebudgetcycle.Theplanhelpstoreducetheimpactofweatherandgaspricesonyourhouseholdbudgetbyspreadingyourtotalannualheatingcostmoreevenlyovertheyear. Bestofall,it’sfree–noenrollmentfee,nopremiums,noservicecharges,nohassle!
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Enrollment is easy!Ifyouraccountiscurrent,simplypaythebudgetpaymentamountshownonyourAugustbillandyou’llbeenrolledautomatically.Althoughyoucanjoinanytimeoftheyear,you’llenjoythegreatestbenefitsbysigningupatthestartofthebudgetcyclesoyou’llhavemoretimetospreadyourcosts. Youcanfindoutyourbudgetpaymentamountandenrollonline,too.VisitourWebsiteatColumbiaGasVA.com,clickon“ManageYourAccount”andlogintodeterminewhatyourpersonalbudgetpaymentamountwouldbe.Ifyouraccountiscurrent,youcanenrollwiththeclickofyourmouse.Whileyou’reonline,besuretocheckoutalltheotherconvenientservicesthathelpyoumanageyouraccountyourway.
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Ifyoudon’tliveinanareawhereweperformautomatedmeterreading,besuretokeepclearaccesstoyourmeterdialsforourmeterreaderstogetanaccuratereading.Whileyou’reworkingonyourlawnthissummer,besuretotrimbushesandtreesaroundtheutilitymeters.Andwhileyou’reshovelingsnowthiswinter,remembertoclearsnowandicefromthemeters,servicelineconnections,andoverhangingeaves.Ifyouhaveanindoormeter,keeptheareaaroundthemeterclearofshelvingorstorage. Whileyou’readdingnewplantstoyourlandscape,beawareoftheirpotentialsizeandgrowthpattern.Newplantsplacedclosetogethermightlookgreatwhenthey’reyoung,butcanbecomeajungleastheygrow.Fencingcanalsomakeanattractiveadditiontoyourproperty,butbecarefultokeepthemeterdialsineasysightifyoutrytocamouflagemetersandpipes. Petscanpreventourmeterreadersfromgettingaccesstothemeter,too.Notethedateofyournextscheduledmeterreadingonyourmonthlybillandbesuretokeeppetsrestrainedawayfromthepathtothemeterthatday,whetherit’sinsideoroutdoors.
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Check your gas appliance connectorsGasconnectorsarecorrugatedmetaltubesusedtoconnectgasappliancesinyourhometogassupplypipes.Someolderbrassconnectorsmighthaveaflawinthejointtotheendpiecesthatmakesthemmoresusceptibletofailure.Overtime,theendpiecescanseparateandcauseagasleakthatcouldleadtopropertydamageorinjuryifnotreplaced.Uncoatedbrassconnectorshavenotbeenmadeformorethan20years,butmanyofthemarestillinuse. Althoughnotalluncoatedconnectorshavethisflaw,it’shardtotellwhichonesdo.Anyuncoatedbrassconnectorshouldbereplacedwitheitheranewconnectormadeofstainlesssteelorplastic-coatedbrass.Besuretoreplaceconnectorswheneveranapplianceisreplacedormovedfromitslocation.Contactaqualifiedprofessionalappliancerepairservicetocheckyourconnectorsandreplacethemifneeded.
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• Lowerthetemperatureofyourwaterheatertothe“warm”setting(120°F)anddrainanysediment.Yourwaterheateristhesecondlargestenergyuserinyourhome.
• Cleanorreplaceyourfurnacefilterregularlyaccordingtomanufacturer’srecommendations.
Do-it-yourself tips to save energy
• Insulatewaterpipesthatrunthroughunheatedcrawlspaces.
• Installanautomaticsetbackthermostatthatallowsyoutoprogramtemperaturesettingsfordifferenttimesofthedayanddifferentdaysoftheweek.
• Sealairleaksintheatticandbasementceilingandwalls,especiallywhereflues,pipes,andplumbingchasespenetrate.