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10-20% of warm air from your home can be drawn into the chimney flue. You can spot a leaky damper by closing it and holding a lit candle inside the firebox.If the flame moves around or blows out, air is going up your chimney.
To resolve the problem, hire a chimney sweep for a good cleaning and to check the damper. It could reduce your annual heating bill by $500.
Can Save You Money
Electric lineworkers install and repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. They locate line trouble, climb poles, use hot line tools, and operate and maintain substations.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LINEMAN SCHOOL
Colorado Springs, Colorado
800-621-8752
Colorado Springs Utilities have partnered with Trinidad State Junior College and Pikes Peak Community College to offer utility linework training to approximately 25 students each year. Students will learn the skills and values utility companies seek when hiring apprentice linemen, including a strong work ethic, good attitude, dependability, and climbing experience. Click here for more information.
MESA STATE COLLEGE, WESTERN COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Grand Junction, Colorado
(970)248-1020
Mesa State College offers a lineman program through the Western Colorado Community College. The program prepares students to work for power line construction and utility companies. Students learn basic skills in electricity, line work installation, repair, cable splicing, and system testing, as well as transformer connections, underground electric installation, and effective operation of digger derricks. All students are required to obtain a Red Cross First Aid card and a CPR card before a certificate is issued. Click here for more information.
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