The owner's manual your house never came with.

Field sheets for the systems that fail quietly: what to do, how often, what forgetting costs — every number sourced, every schematic drawn to the hardware. And the texts that make the schedule actually happen.

Last reviewed 2026-06-115 sheets published← textmyhouse.com

The register

Sheet	System	Cadence	The stakes
Nº 01	HVAC filter change	MONTHLY CHECK	A clean filter saves 5–15% of AC energy (DOE); a starved system kills a $1,550 compressor.
Nº 02	Gutter cleaning	2×/YR	620 gallons per inch of rain, aimed by the gutters — at the yard, or at a $5,179 foundation repair.
Nº 03	Water heater maintenance	1×/YR	Flush, valve test, anode check — or the $13,954 average water-damage claim finds the basement.
Nº 04	Sump pump test	QUARTERLY	One inch of floodwater can do $25,000 of damage (FEMA). The bucket test is free.
Nº 05	Dryer vent cleaning	1×/YR	2,900 dryer fires a year, and "failure to clean" is the leading cause (USFA).
Nº 06	Smoke alarm testing	MONTHLY	3 in 5 home-fire deaths happen without working alarms (NFPA). The test takes ten seconds.
FALL	Fall checklist	SEASONAL	Water drains, heat works, fire stays put — the whole season in task order.
SPRING	Spring checklist	SEASONAL	Ready for rain, ready for heat, and the walk-around that finds what winter broke.

Smoke alarms, seasonal prep, and more are already covered by reminders — sheets for them are on the way. And if your home needs something that isn't on the list, just ask: it goes on our list, and we text you when it's ready.

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Hey. It's your house. I need a few things this season — the gutter cleanup and your furnace filter. Want the list? Reply YES, LATER, or WHY.

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Two things, two weekends. I'll text you when each one's due.

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How the sheets work

Every number is sourced. DOE, FEMA, the U.S. Fire Administration, the Insurance Information Institute, This Old House cost data — linked inline, listed at the bottom, reviewed on a date printed on the sheet.
Every schematic is drawn to the hardware. Fig. 1 on each sheet is checked against reference diagrams — the parts you're asked to touch are the parts in the drawing.
The texts are the point. Reading a schedule doesn't run it. TextMyHouse texts you when each task is due for your home — your systems, your climate, your season — and only the tasks your home actually has.

The owner's manual your house never came with.

The register

How the sheets work

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