Puget Sound Whole-Home Winter Readiness
Prepare Your Whole Home Before Winter Puts It to the Test
Get ahead of no-heat calls, power outages, electrical concerns, water-heater problems, clogged drains, and stale indoor air with one trusted Puget Sound home-services team.
Serving Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue and the Eastside, Everett and Snohomish County, Kitsap, and surrounding Puget Sound communities.
Serving Puget Sound Since 1977
Licensed & Insured Pros
Upfront Options Before Work Begins
One season. Five systems to prepare.
What Puget Sound Winter Can Expose
Cold, wind, heavy rain, outages, and closed windows can reveal problems throughout the home. Choose the area you are concerned about, or let HCA help you prioritize.
Winterize your home
How to Winterize Your Puget Sound Home: A Checklist
To winterize a Puget Sound home, protect your pipes from freezing, get the heating system tuned up before the first cold snap, test your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, plan for windstorm power outages and service the water heater. Most of this list takes an afternoon. The jobs that need a pro are the ones we handle.
Pipes and plumbing
- Disconnect garden hoses and shut off or cover outdoor faucets. A hose left on traps water that can freeze and split the pipe inside the wall. A leaking or damaged faucet is a quick hose bib replacement.
- Insulate exposed pipes in the crawlspace, garage and exterior walls.
- Find your main water shut-off and make sure it turns. If a pipe bursts, closing it stops the damage.
- Keep the heat on when you travel, and open sink cabinets on outside walls during a hard freeze so warm air reaches the pipes.
Pipe already frozen or burst? See burst and frozen pipe repair ($50 off burst or frozen pipe repairs). Book by phone or online. Our plumbers work Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, with same-day service when possible.
Heating
- Turn the heat on before the first cold night, so you find a problem on a mild day instead of a freezing one.
- Replace the furnace or air handler filter.
- Book a tune-up: $230, or $180 for Home Comfort Club members (a heat pump tune-up is $308 to $399, depending on the type of system, or from $240 for members). See furnace maintenance and heat pump maintenance.
- Heat pumps: keep the outdoor unit clear of leaves and snow, and never chip ice off the coil. Let the defrost cycle do its work. More in how to winterize a heat pump.
- If you smell gas, leave the home and call your gas utility from outside.
No heat on a cold night? Our heating and cooling technicians are available after hours for qualifying emergencies ($330 after-hours dispatch fee). See emergency heating and cooling service.
Electrical and power outages
- Test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and replace the batteries. We replace smoke detectors for $46.50 ($36 for Club members).
- Plan for windstorm outages: run a portable generator outdoors only, away from windows and doors, and never connect it to your home’s wiring without a transfer switch. More in 5 ways to prepare for a power outage.
- Have a standby generator? Book its maintenance before storm season ($465). See standby generator maintenance and repair, or standby generator installation if you are thinking about one.
Book by phone or online. Our electricians work Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, with same-day service when possible.
Water heater
- Flush the tank to clear sediment: $230 for a standard tank ($150 when added to a furnace, AC or heat pump tune-up), $429 for a tankless water heater.
- If the tank is leaking or rusting at the base, plan the replacement before it fails on a cold morning. See water heater replacement (up to $300 off installation).
Want the longer list? See our fall home maintenance checklist and how to prepare your home for freezing temperatures.
This Quarter’s Offers
Winter Savings for Your Home
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Cannot be combined with any other offer. Not valid for trip charge or diagnostic fee. Valid on standard non-member pricing only.
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Installation financing
Upgrade Now. Pay Over Time.
Low monthly payment plans start at $179/month* for repairs, installations and replacements, with 0% interest options for qualifying customers and instant online approval. Your Comfort Advisor will explain the equipment, installed price, available rebates, financing terms, and estimated payment before you decide.
A simpler way to prepare
What Happens Next
1. Choose your priority
Select the service you need or ask us to help prioritize your concerns.
2. Meet your technician
We evaluate the requested system and explain what we find in plain language.
3. Review your options
Approve only the work you choose after reviewing pricing, eligible savings, rebates, and financing.
Winter-Readiness Questions
Can I combine more than one winter special?
Offers cannot be combined unless a specific offer says otherwise. HCA will confirm the savings that apply before work begins.
Does a Winter-Readiness Visit include every trade?
No. Select the service or concern you want addressed. If you need help choosing, describe the symptoms and HCA will route your request to the appropriate team.
Are financing and rebates the same thing?
No. Rebates and incentives may reduce an eligible project’s cost. Financing spreads an approved remaining balance over time. Eligibility and terms vary.
Where does Home Comfort Alliance provide service?
HCA serves communities throughout the greater Puget Sound region, including Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue and the Eastside, Everett and Snohomish County, Kitsap, and surrounding areas. Service availability varies by ZIP code and trade.
When should I winterize my home in the Seattle area?
Before the first hard freeze. In the Puget Sound area that usually means late fall, so October and November are the time to protect outdoor faucets, change filters and book heating tune-ups.
How do I keep my pipes from freezing?
Disconnect garden hoses, shut off or cover outdoor faucets, insulate exposed pipes in the crawlspace and garage, keep the heat on when you travel, and open sink cabinets on outside walls during a hard freeze. Know where your main water shut-off is in case a pipe bursts.
What should I do if a pipe bursts?
Close your main water shut-off, then open a faucet to drain the line. Book a plumber by phone or online. Our plumbers work Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, with same-day service when possible, and burst or frozen pipe repairs are $50 off this quarter. See burst and frozen pipe repair.
Do you offer after-hours service in winter?
For heating and cooling, yes: our technicians are available after hours for qualifying emergencies, such as no heat in cold weather, for a $330 after-hours dispatch fee. Plumbing and electrical work is scheduled during business hours, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, with same-day service when possible.
Ready for a more comfortable Winter?
Schedule Your Winter-Readiness Visit
Tell us what your home needs. We’ll connect you with the right team and explain your options clearly.
Prefer to call? (425) 645-0404
Offer terms:
Offers are updated each quarter and may change without notice. Unless stated otherwise, offers cannot be combined with each other or with Home Comfort Club pricing, have no cash value, exclude trip charges and diagnostic fees, and apply to standard non-member pricing and qualifying services. Equipment, permits, taxes, site conditions, minimum purchase, and service-area requirements may affect eligibility. Home Comfort Alliance will confirm applicable pricing and terms before work begins. See the current special-offers page for the latest published offer details.