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A little fresh air can go a long way, that is, if it's summer and the weather's nice.
"Are they nuts?,” asked Laurie Barrick, one of the KGAN-20. “We live in Iowa."
Opening doors and windows is one of FEMA's recommendations to keep formaldehyde levels low. Barrick has tried the tip, but the problem is, it's late October, and we've already had our first snow fall.
"Daytime we might squeak it by on nice weather,” said Barrick.
But with temperatures sinking those days are numbered. If the chilly air is too much FEMA also recommends switching the thermostat control from auto to on, giving the home a steady flow of air. So far Barrick says she knows it has helped increase her heating bills.
"It already jumped one hundred dollars just to keep the air flowing," she said.
Barrick received her bill today, and it was $100 more than last month.
"It's like, youch, that's gonna hurt the pocket book,” she said. But what else can you do, you have to pay it."
"Are they nuts?,” asked Laurie Barrick, one of the KGAN-20. “We live in Iowa."
Opening doors and windows is one of FEMA's recommendations to keep formaldehyde levels low. Barrick has tried the tip, but the problem is, it's late October, and we've already had our first snow fall.
"Daytime we might squeak it by on nice weather,” said Barrick.
But with temperatures sinking those days are numbered. If the chilly air is too much FEMA also recommends switching the thermostat control from auto to on, giving the home a steady flow of air. So far Barrick says she knows it has helped increase her heating bills.
"It already jumped one hundred dollars just to keep the air flowing," she said.
Barrick received her bill today, and it was $100 more than last month.
"It's like, youch, that's gonna hurt the pocket book,” she said. But what else can you do, you have to pay it."
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