Summer Home Maintenance an Easy Checklist

Summer's in full swing, which means it's time to break out the cleaning supplies and get your summer maintenance taken care of. Today, our team here at Queen City Audio Video Appliances provides you with a checklist guaranteed to leave your home looking spotless.

First things first - take care of necessities

Always organize your checklist by order of necessity.
By focusing on the most important and time-consuming aspects of summer maintenance first, you also ensure that your home is safe and livable even if you run out of steam and abandon the less-necessary aspects. These are the first things you should knock off of your checklist:
•             Check your A/C filters and replace them if necessary. The filters can get nasty pretty quickly, so you may have to replace them more often than you think.
•             Turn off the fridge and wipe off the condenser coils to avoid dust build-up and lower your energy bills. While you're at it, you may want to consider replacing the water filter in your fridge. That is particularly important if you consume water or ice from your fridge regularly.
•             Cleaning out the ice machine is always a good idea. There's a reason restaurants have strict maintenance routines for ice machines. Dirty or contaminated ice can decrease the safety of the food you eat and the water you drink.
•             Clean out the range hood (the intake or fan above the stove) to increase its lifespan and prevent food particle build-up. In addition, replacing the range hood's filter is also a good idea.
•             While you're over by the range, give your stovetop a good clean (make sure not to scratch it if you have a ceramic stovetop), and clean the oven to remove old food particles. To avoid the hassle of cleaning the hood, you may want to consider a stovetop with an integrated ventilation system.
With those items checked off of your cleaning list, what's left?

Like brand new, spiffing up the outdoor kitchen

Once you take care of the inside of the home, it's time for the outdoor portion where you also spend a lot of time with kitchen duties. That summer maintenance also should be considered a necessity:
•             Clean the grill. It's BBQ season again, so cleaning the grill should be a no-brainer. How you clean it will vary by type.
•             If you have a charcoal grill, you should remove the coals and clean the body of the grill thoroughly. Don't forget to clean the grate.
•             Gas grills have to be deconstructed and cleaned part by part. Cleaning your grill consistently can ensure that your BBQ remains delicious and that there is less risk of grilling accidents.
There you have it, an easy summer-maintenance checklist you can follow to get your home sparkling again. If you're in the market for new appliances or items such as water filters, there's no better one-stop-shop than Queen City Audio Video Appliances! Visit our website to learn more about what we can do for you.

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