When it gets brisk, we all seek out a lot of things to keep ourselves warm in Kutztown and Breinigsville. Unfortunately, some of these things are in fact making us colder! Luckily, Moyer Total Indoor Comfort is always here to check on your
furnace maintenance—and that will absolutely keep you warm.
Check out some of the collective fables about what will help you warm up when the temperatures lower. These things are in fact making you colder!
Drinking hot drinks will warm you up. Wrong. It may feel nice and warm to clutch that warm mug, but once you drink a hot beverage, your body will operate against you and start your natural cooling mechanisms. Ok, but alcoholic beverages can make you warmer. Wrong again. While alcohol can warm up your skin, it can really make you colder because it can decrease your core temperature. A long, hot shower or bath will do the trick. In reality, you’re only going to feel colder when you leave the nice water and the water begins to evaporate off your skin in the frosty air. You should always wear dark colors to absorb the sun’s heat and leave light colors for the warmer days. While it’s real that white or light clothing will reflect the sun’s rays, it may also reflect your body’s own heat in return—essentially trapping your body heat under your clothes. Most body heat escapes through your head, so I’m good with my hat. The sum of heat that emits from your head is proportionate to the area of bare skin on your head in relation to the rest of your body. So, cover as much skin as possible to avoid heat loss. So now you know what you could be doing improperly in trying to keep yourself warm. What you can do that will help keep you comfortable is dependably setting up your routine annual furnace maintenance appointments with Moyer Total Indoor Comfort in Kutztown and Breinigsville. Nothing keeps you warm better than a perfected furnace. Call us today at 484-646-3363 to keep warm this winter!