When your Bears Crossing unit is vacant, it’s important to take some common-sense precautions to safeguard your property. When you or your guests depart, please follow this Closing Up Checklist. Home automation technologies, such as smart thermostats, smart plugs, and home security cameras can also make it easier to protect and monitor your home away from home.
If you have concerns about your property while away and need assistance, call W&B Management at 802-464-5749 or e-mail info@wbmvt.com.
Closing Up Checklist:
- Set all thermostats to 55 degrees.
- Set low temperature alerts in your remote thermostat app.
- Shut off the water heater and turn the water valve off.
- Open faucets and let them drain completely.
- Turn off all lights.
- Close fireplace flue and glass doors.
- Close and lock all windows and exterior doors.
- Open all cabinet doors under sinks.
- Open the dishwasher door for heat circulation.
- Remove perishable food from the refrigerator.
- Discard trash and recycling in the appropriate receptacles at Bears Crossing waste disposal area.
- Discard fireplace ashes in the red metal ash can near the trash compactor.