Winter is almost here in South Beloit and Belvidere, and with it always comes frigid temperatures that could leave us bundling up with extra layers. Furnace service and more layers are usually surefire ways to keep warm on chilly days, but there are a variety of other suggestions available out there that you may be trying that are actually making you colder, not warmer.
Common Myths:
- Hot drinks will make you warmer: while the first sensation of a hot drink can help you believe that you’re warm, your brain can sense that it ought to start cooling off your body, generating cooling mechanisms.
- Alcoholic drinks will warm you up: the reason we normally feel warm after a few cups of holiday cheer, it’s simply your skin warming. Alcohol can actually reduce your core temperature, making you colder. A well-functioning furnace, thanks to having annual furnace service done, is a better bet.
- Hot showers heat you up: as it is with hot drinks, the heat of your shower is merely a quick feeling that goes away when the water is dried up and toweled off. That’s why opening the shower curtain is so difficult.
- Wearing only a hat will take care of your warming needs: while there are a variety of sources that claim a great deal of body heat is lost via your head, it’s crucial to remember that any part of uncovered skin increases heat loss. Therefore, while it seems like common sense, if you’re only using a hat and not a coat or gloves, it’s more likely that lose body heat more quickly.
So now that you know about a couple myths surrounding staying warm this winter, it’s not tough to see the importance of something as basic as furnace service. Of course there are other methods to stay warm this winter besides furnace service, but there may not be a ton that have such a large effect on your day-to-day comfort. Give Fleming Heating & Air Conditioning Inc a call at 877-389-2465 or arrange an appointment online to hear more about what furnace service can do for you in South Beloit and Belvidere.