How Alaskans Keep Their Homes Warm at -40° – 11 Tricks That Work Anywhere

Your ceiling fan is probably spinning the wrong way for winter, and your warm air is stuck at the ceiling. Here are 11 tricks Alaskans use to keep a house warm at forty below, and they work in any home. In this video: The 10-second ceiling fan fix for winter The toilet paper test that finds every draft in your house How plastic film or bubble wrap turns a cold window into a warm one The thermostat mistake almost everybody makes Space heater rules every firefighter will tell you The "arctic entry": the trick almost every Alaska home has What's the coldest your house has ever been inside, and what did you do about it? Tell me in the comments. Sources for the tips: U.S. Department of Energy (thermostat and ceiling fan guidance), National Fire Protection Association (space heater safety). #WinterTips #HomeHeating #Alaska