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Holiday break is on the horizon, and it couldn\u2019t be more obvious. Bleary-eyed students are tired from dozens of hours spent studying. They drag themselves from their off-campus rental homes to their lectures. The slight chill in the air signals a shift in season. Most of Ohio University\u2019s students have only one thing on their minds: Leaving campus and going home for a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a well-earned reprieve from a grueling fall semester. The last thing students are thinking about is how to prepare their university rental apartments for a brief vacation. But there are steps they\u2019ll want to take if no one\u2019s going to be living in a space for an extended period of time.<\/p>\n
Round Up the Electronics<\/h2>\n
Here\u2019s a little-known fact: Even when powered off, electronic devices still draw power from any outlets they\u2019re plugged into. It\u2019s a concept known as phantom power, and while it might not run up the electric bill, it\u2019s still something to consider.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve got a spacious rental around the university, take a walk around all the rooms and unplug non-essential electronics. Think toasters, coffee makers, televisions, chargers, and lamps. Before you head out for holiday break, unplug them. This both saves energy when no one\u2019s home, and it also protects the appliances from any potential freak power surges.<\/p>\n
Dial Down That Thermostat<\/h2>\n
To no one\u2019s surprise, one of the biggest appliances that factors into your electric or gas bill is cooling or heating that multi-bedroom student home. If no one\u2019s going to be home for two weeks, there\u2019s no point in keeping the thermostat set to a super-comfortable temperature.<\/p>\n
In the wintertime, dial your thermostat down a handful of degrees lower than you normally would. Somewhere between 55-60\u00baF does fine. Sure, it\u2019s going to feel kind of cold when you get back to your close-to-campus rental, but the heating won\u2019t kick on during the day much at all, and it\u2019ll save you tons of money on the utility bill. Make sure you don\u2019t set it so low that the pipes are at risk of freezing during a cold spell.<\/p>\n
Come Home to a Clean, Like-New Rental Home<\/h2>\n
This one\u2019s more optional than the others, but think of it as an investment\u2014or the ultimate holiday gift\u2014for yourself. Don\u2019t come to a messy apartment that immediately stresses you out. Instead, clean up around your place so that when you come home, you\u2019re able to rest and relax.<\/p>\n
Clean the kitchen, and empty the fridge of any vegetables or fruit that are at risk of going bad in the next couple of weeks. Take out the trash in your kitchen and other rooms of that sweet rental home down the road from campus. Thoroughly wash and dry all the dirty dishes in the sink so you don\u2019t come home to mountains of plates and pans waiting for you.<\/p>\n
Run a few loads of laundry for your clothes, towels, and bedsheets. Make your bed fresh so you can plop down onto it when you get back to your college rental apartment. Water your houseplants\u2014if you have any\u2014and do a quick vacuum of the floor. There\u2019s really nothing like coming back to a clean home after being gone for a longer period of time.<\/p>\n
Once you\u2019ve done all of these, you\u2019ve successfully set your Ohio University rental up for success while you\u2019re away. Don\u2019t forget to lock all the doors and windows for security reasons<\/a>, and you\u2019ll be well on your way to enjoying winter break without a care in the world.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Holiday break is on the horizon, and it couldn\u2019t be more obvious. Bleary-eyed students are tired from dozens of hours spent studying. They drag themselves from their off-campus rental homes to their lectures. The slight chill in the air signals a shift in season. Most of Ohio University\u2019s students have only one thing on their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":106744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12038],"tags":[6621,6792,152538,11164,14543,10980,152539,222,152540],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-325734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apartment","tag-apartment","tag-break","tag-ohio-university-off-campus-housing","tag-prepare","tag-rental","tag-university","tag-university-rental-homes","tag-winter","tag-winter-break-ohio-university"],"yoast_head":"\n
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