Heat Preparation Checklist

Furniture

You can leave all furniture in your home.

Move everything in your home away from the walls to allow access to the entire perimeter. This includes closets.

Items that must be removed or protected

• Pets – including fish in aquariums
• House plants
• Fresh food, fruits, vegetables, etc.
• Beverages – bottles of wine and carbonated beverages
• Food that melts – chocolate and other melt-able food and candy
• Prescriptions and over the counter medications
• Make-up – Especially lipstick (wax based)
• Wax based items – Candles, wax figurines, wax fruit, oil paintings
• All aerosol and pressurized cans – Hairspray, deodorants, bug sprays, asthma inhalers, spray paint, cleaning products, fire extinguishers, oxygen bottles, etc
• Flammables, lighters, lamp fuel, alcohol, butane lighters, lamp fuel, solvents, fuel for food warmers, ammunition, etc
• Wooden stringed musical instruments – leave the cases
• Family heirlooms and irreplaceable items should be inspected and a determination made as to whether they should be treated
• Laminated furniture and laminates in general can be damaged by heat. Make arrangements with your technician to have these items removed from your home during the heat treatment. They can be chemically treated if necessary. AGES 2010 LTD. is not
• responsible for damage to laminated items left in the home during heat treatment.

Please note: Some of the smaller items can be stored in there refrigerator during the treatment. Don’t take larger items out of the
house, leave them for inspection by the door labelled “DO NOT HEAT”. It will be determined if any of these items need to be treated
for bed bugs.

Clothing

• Clothing in drawers can be left in drawers unless they are densely packed. If clothing in drawers are densely packed, remove them and place them LOOSELY in open-weave laundry baskets. DO NOT place clothing in plastic bags.
• Clothing in closets can remain in the closet as long as there is some space between articles of clothing to allow the heat treatment to penetrate. Whether hanging or on shelves, just make sure there is ample space.
• Washing using the hottest water cycle and drying using the hottest dryer setting will treat most clothing.
• Avoid contaminating the freshly washed clothing. Do not return the clean clothing to the container (bag, basket, etc.) it was transported in unless that container was also treated.
• To avoid re-introducing bed bugs, any clothing that has been removed from the space before a heat treatment must be treated washed and dried at the highest temperatures before being returned to the treated ares. (Do not return the clean clothing to the container it was transported in unless that container was also treated.)

Larger fabric items – linens, towels, blankets, etc.

• Place these items in open weave laundry baskets. Pack the items loosely to allow for air circulation. Do not pack into plastic bags.

Papers, smaller items, knick-knacks and collectibles

• Loose papers need to be gathered and boxed.
• Glass items, knick-knacks and other collectables will need to be secured. Do not leave breakable items on shelves or other areas where damage could happen.
• Pictures, Paintings, and other wall-mounted items will need to be taken down to prevent damage.

Electronics, television, computers, video players, stereos, etc.

• Switch all electronic appliances to the off position.
• Disconnect all electric appliances by unplugging from the wall outlet.

Water beds and air beds

• Water beds will need to be drained. If the water bed is not drained it will prevent the frame from reaching lethal temperatures.
• Air beds will need to be partially deflated to avoid damage.
• Select comfort-style air beds with electronic pump must be partially deflated and unplugged from the wall outlet.

AFTER YOUR HEAT TREATMENT SERVICE

Your home may still be warm when you return.  You may notice some things out of place as we may move things in order to distribute the heat treatment evenly for the best outcome.

Once our crew is finished, you may open windows, turn on air conditioning, or fans, and move your things back to where they belong.

**AGES 2010 LTD. is not responsible for damage to items left in the home during heat treatment.**