When it gets brisk, we all attempt a lot of things to keep ourselves comfortable in Plainfield. Unfortunately, some of these things are actually making us colder! Fortunately, PWA Heating & Cooling Inc is always ready to perform your
furnace maintenance—and that will certainly keep you cozy.
Here are some of the common myths about what will help you keep cozy when the temperatures lower. These things are in fact making you colder!
Drinking hot drinks will warm you up. Wrong. It may feel nice and cozy to grasp that warm mug, but once you consume a warm beverage, your body will work against you and start your natural cooling mechanisms. Ok, but alcoholic beverages can make you warmer. Wrong again. While alcohol can warm up your skin, it can in fact make you chillier because it can reduce your core temperature. A long, hot shower or bath will do the trick. In fact, you’re only going to feel colder when you leave the warm water and the water begins to evaporate off your skin in the cool air. You should always wear dark colors to absorb the sun’s heat and leave light colors for the warmer days. While it’s real that white or light clothing will reflect the sun’s rays, it may also reflect your body’s own heat in return—essentially trapping your body comfort under your clothes. Most body heat escapes through your head, so I’m good with my hat. The quantity of heat that outflows from your head is proportionate to the area of uncovered skin on your head in relation to the rest of your body. So, shelter as much skin as possible to avoid heat loss. So now you know what you could be doing incorrectly in trying to keep yourself warm. What you can do that will help keep you warm is dependably arranging your standard annual furnace maintenance appointments with PWA Heating & Cooling Inc in Plainfield. Nothing keeps you warm more so than a perfected furnace. Call us today at 815-410-1231 to keep comfortable this time of year!