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what do I have to do to prepare my house for vacancy?
I’ll be moving in the spring and need to know all the things I need to do before I leave as no one will be here and I might not be coming back (keeping the house because I wont’ get much for it with the economy). I want to get it ready in case I don’t come back and it will sit here the winter empty.
if you want to shut it up completely, you need to drain all the water, and put antifreeze in the traps. Notify the electric company about turning off the power, and the phone company, and the water, and gas or oil company. and any cable that you might have. The easiest thing is to just turn the thermostat back to 55, and keep everything turned on. You will pay a minimum on your electric bill, but if you intend on returning, you won’t have to go through all the expense of having everything hooked up again.