Maintenance plan

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A plan helps you prevent costly repairs and keep your home in shape. Members get personalized tasks and monthly email reminders. Plus you can save and print tasks you like

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Heating, ventilation & cooling

Check the outdoor air conditioning unit

Check outside to make sure your outdoor air conditioner is running properly.

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  10 minutes
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  Easy
Heating, ventilation & cooling

Check the your heat pump's outdoor unit

A quick inspection of your heat pump’s outdoor unit helps it run efficiently and stay trouble free.

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  10 minutes
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  Easy
Kitchen

Clean the refrigerator coils

Your refrigerator is the biggest user of electricity in your home. Clean the refrigerator coils to keep the refrigerator running efficiently.

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  5-10 minutes
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  Easy
Heating, ventilation & cooling

Clean your electronic filter

Your electronic air cleaner works so well, it gets dirty fast.

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  1-2 hours
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  Easy
Yard

Plant frost-tolerant vegetables

Plant vegetables that laugh at light frost, and you can start dining on fresh produce in a month.

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  1 hour per two do ...
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  Easy
Yard

Prune spring-flowering shrubs and small trees

Properly pruning spring-flowering shrubs and small trees after they bloom encourages more flowering in the following year and can maintain the tree's size and shape.

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  15-30 minutes per ...
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  Moderate
Heating, ventilation & cooling

Rebalance your ductwork for AC

Rebalancing your ductwork when it's AC season lets you choose which rooms you cool.

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  5 minutes per roo ...
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  Easy
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Replace the filter on your heating and cooling system

Changing your filter on your heating and cooling system is fast, easy and can save you money.

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  5 minutes
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  Easy
Yard

Winter prune your shrubs and small trees

Prune your shrubs and small trees now. Not only does it give you a reason to be in the garden, it makes it easy to see the plant's shape.

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  15-30 minutes per ...
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  Moderate

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