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Daylight Savings Time Reminders |
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Daylight savings time applies in some parts of the country. Originally, it was intended to maximize the number of daylight hours that could be used for farming. Today it serves to ensure the morning commute and early school bus boarding take place in daylight. Shown below are the recommended routine maintenance tasks related to daylights savings time. Learn to enjoy managing your home with our free Newsletter or our free Automatic Maintenance Reminders. We can also show you the Recommended Maintenance Schedules for your entire home. |
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Maintenance Task: Check appliance timers, clocks, etc. for Daylight Savings Time change |
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For Daylight Savings Time, clocks are set forward one hour at 2:00 A.M. on the first Sunday in April, and then are set back one hour at 2:00 A.M. on the last Sunday in October. Following the change for Daylight Savings Time, the following appliances should be checked for the correct time:
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Without making these changes, the appliances will not be set to the proper time and will perform their functions either one hour early or late. |
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| These clocks/timers should be checked after Daylight Savings Time change in April and November. | ||||
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| The cost of this task is very low. It is estimated that this task should take less than 30 minutes to complete, depending on how many appliances you have with clocks that do not automatically reset for Daylight Savings Time. The task is relatively easy to do, and no specialized tools are required. |  |
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| The benefits of this task are the based on having your appliances operating at the appropriate time. This is probably most important if you have Programmable Thermostats. | |
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