Summer home maintenance checklist

6 jobs, timed for mild winters. Tick them off as you go.

1. June

   • Clean the pool filterIf you have: Pool

2. July

   • Replace the furnace or air handler filterIf you have: Furnace
   • Replace or wash the heat pump filterIf you have: Heat pump
   • Vacuum the refrigerator coils
   • Look under sinks for slow leaks

3. August

   • Clean the pool filterIf you have: Pool

Lines marked "If you have" apply only to houses with that feature. The free planner on the home page drops them for you and saves a calendar file that repeats every year.