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Get Your Home Ready for Summer

You’ve been ready for summer since January, but what about your house? Here are 20 reminders from our networks to get your home prepped and ready for warm season—inside and out. And don’t forget to download and print out our handy summer checklist!

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Proper Pool pH

As much fun as having a pool is, maintaining one is no picnic. However, if you want to enjoy your backyard swimming hole all summer long, it is essential to monitor pH and chlorine levels. Failure to do so can result in bacteria growth, faded bathing suits, and irritated eyes.

Check out this article from This Old House for more information on proper levels of pool chemicals

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Make sure your sprinkler system is good to go for the summer, as you’ll need it to keep the lawn green, the flowers blooming, and the Slip ‘n Slide slippery. Check around outside for swampy areas, erosion or dying plants—you could be losing water and not even know it. Find out more about potential irrigation problems at Southern Living
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Give your dryer, energy bill, and the environment a break by hanging laundry to dry outdoors on warm days. If everyone reading this line-dried 1 load of laundry once a week, we'd save 836 million pounds of carbon dioxide per year. Find out a few more ways to boost your energy savings from the eco-experts at Sunset
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