If you're still holding out against turning on your furnace for the first time, there are some things you should check before hitting the switch.

" We recommend turning the heat on before temperatures dip down freezing outside in order to reduce the risk of your pipes freezing," according to Flame, a heating, cooling, pluming and electrical company servicing homes in southeast Michigan. "It is important to schedule an annual furnace inspection, even if you haven’t turned your furnace on in your home."

Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsula this week experienced the first truly cold weather of the season, with at least one reading of 19 degrees early Thursday morning.

With cooler temperatures sure to stick around as fall deepens, there are things to do prepare your furnace to last throug

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