Baby, It's Cold Outside!

Winter is still upon us and as we all know Utah winters can be weird which means that we need to remember to stay prepared for anything that this weather may throw at us. If you are going on vacation or going to be gone for a long period of time, remember to turn your thermostat down. Do not shut off your furnace as your condo could get too cold and freeze your pipes and cause them to burst. A good temperature to set your thermostat to if you are going to be gone is 60 degrees. This will keep your pipes from freezing, but also keep your energy costs down while you are gone.

Please continue to make sure your pets have adequate shelter, food, and water if they spend ANY time outside. It can get very cold at night so if they are out at night, they need a place to escape from the elements. Many stores sell water dishes that can be plugged in that keeps the water from freezing. You can also buy very basic shelters at most box stores (Wal-Mart, Target, Petsmart, etc.) as well.

Again, we have provided ice melt to each of the buildings as a convenience only. No one is expected to shovel walks or anything, but there are times when having access to ice melt is a good thing – such as getting stuck in snow. And remember, a little bit of ice melt goes a long away. You need about one pebble of ice melt for every cubic inch.

As another reminder, please be aware that while our food disposals are awesome tools, they cannot handle anything and everything. Please don’t put anything you want in your disposals. All disposals are different, so please check your user guides for what is safe and what isn’t. We have experienced some flooding as a result of some of the disposals being filled with stuff they couldn’t handle.