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INSURANCE SERVICES
AAA Insurance Agency Offers Spring Maintenance Tips to Protect Your Home
By Sue Smyrl
A home is one of life’s most important investments. Keeping it properly maintained can help reduce the risk of a loss and help ensure
the safety and well being of friends and family. Just in time for spring, AAA Insurance Agency
and Travelers, a leading provider of auto and homeowners insurance, offer these maintenance tips to prepare your home for warmer weather and to keep it safe year-round:
• Inspect your smoke detectors. Make sure that there is one on each floor of your home. Test them and change the batteries at least every six months, when you change your clocks.
• Check the light bulbs in all your fixtures to be sure that they are the correct wattage as recommended by the manufacturer.
• Replace lamps that use high-producing bulbs (such as halogen) with those that use fluorescent bulbs and operate at much cooler temperatures.
• Check your electrical outlets for potential fire hazards such as frayed wires or loose-fitting plugs. Be sure not to overload electrical outlets, fuse boxes, extension cords or any other power source.
• Keep a multi-purpose fire extinguisher accessible that is filled and ready for operation.
• Have your air conditioning system inspected by a professional as recommended by the manufacturer.
• Check for damage to your roof, and clean gutters and downspouts to keep debris from accumulating.
• Check your water heater for leaks and corrosion, and keep surrounding area clear.
• Clean and/or replace your furnace filter.
• Clean the clothes dryer exhaust duct and space
under the dryer. Remove all lint, dust, and pieces
of material or cloth.
• Inspect washing machine hoses and replace hoses
that show signs of wear or leakage with stronger reinforced hoses. Turn off the water when not in use to prevent water damage if a hose breaks.
• In your yard, remove all dead trees and keep healthy trees and bushes trimmed and away from utility wires. Do not attempt to remove tree limbs from power lines yourself. Instead, call your power company to request assistance.
• Safely store oil and gas for lawn equipment and tools in a vented, secured area.
• Repair driveway and walkways that are cracked, broken or uneven to provide a level walking surface.
About Travelers
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) is a leading provider of property casualty insurance
for auto, home and business. The company’s diverse business lines offer its global customers
a wide range of coverage sold primarily through independent agents and brokers. A component
of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Travelers has operations in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Ireland. For more information, visit www.travelers.com.
Schuylkill County Landmark
Thousands of area business people and families recognize our office. And they know exactly what AAA Insurance Agency stands for – 49 years of helping to find the best coverage and value for our customers.
Call AAA Insurance Agency and you’ll speak to
a local agent – not a recording or a person you don’t know in a place you’ve never been. We know our community and understand your business, family and personal needs. We’re here when you need us, ready to tailor an insurance plan just for you.
Call or stop by. See what it’s like to feel comfortable with insurance.
AAA INSURANCE AGENCY INC.
340 S. Centre Street Pottsville, PA 17901
Telephone: (570) 622-4991
Fax: (570) 622-7071
Email: SSMYRL@AAASCHUYLKILL.NET
AAA Schuylkill County ANNUAL MEETING • THURSDAY, APRIL 23
Wayne S. Hamilton, AAA Schuylkill County chairman of the board, announces that the Annual Meeting of the members of AAA Schuylkill County is scheduled for Thursday, April 23, at 4:45 p.m. The agenda calls for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may be properly brought before the members the meeting will take place at the club headquarters at 340 South Centre St. in Pottsville.
NOMINEES NAMED TO THE BOARD IN 2015
The nominating committee of AAA Schuylkill County nominated the following people to the board of directors for 3-year terms, as of April 24, 2015.
Lowell Martin
Ashland
MARCH/APRIL 2015
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