'Can't keep up with heat': Garner HVAC company saw five times more calls during weekend heat wave
COUNTY ON ACCOUNT OF OUR WRAL
NEWS.
>> THE INTENSE HEAT WE'RE
EXPERIENCING IS TAKING A TOLL
ON AC UNITS. WRL'S KELSEY
COFFEY IS LIVE IN WAKE COUNTY
AND KELSEY HVAC COMPANIES ARE
TACKLING A LOT OF SERVICE CALLS
AS THIS HEATWAVE TRACKS ON.
YES, RENAY, THEY ARE. WE SPOKE
WITH THE OWNER OF ANY DAY
HEATING AND COOLING ADRIAN
STEVENSON.
>> HE SAYS HIS CREWS ARE
WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO
REPAIR SEAS. NOW, IF YOU HAVE
NOT HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON
YOUR AC, THEN THERE'S A CHANCE
THAT YOUR SYSTEM COULD SHUT
DOWN IN THESE DANGEROUSLY HIGH
TEMPERATURES. STEVENSON SAYS
THEIR WORKLOAD MORE THAN
QUADRUPLED OVER THE WEEKEND.
HE SAYS MOST OF THESE REPAIRS
HAPPENED SEES CAN'T KEEP UP
WITH THIS INTENSE HEAT. IF
YOU'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH
YOUR AC, HE RECOMMENDS CHECKING
YOUR FILTERS BEFORE CALLING AN
HVAC COMPANY. ONCE YOU CLEAN
OFF YOUR FILTERS, WAIT 24 HOURS
TO SEE IF THAT MAKES A
DIFFERENCE. STEVENSON EXPLAINS
THE GROWING DEMAND.
>> I WOULD SAY GIVEN 24 HOURS
TO SEE IF THAT MAKES A
DIFFERENCE, WE DO FIND THAT
DIRTY FILTERS. IT CAN BE A
COMMON REASON FOR WORK WHILE
WE'RE COMING OUT FOR, YOU KNOW,
COOLING CALL.
>> NOW, STEVENSON SAYS IT'S
ALSO COMMON FOR THE TEMPERATURE
TO GO UP INSIDE YOUR HOUSE
DURING THE HOTTEST TIME OF THE
DAY. SO THAT'S BETWEEN 3 7
O'CLOCK. IF THE TEMPERATURE
GOES UP DURING THAT TIME
PERIOD, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT
YOUR AC IS BROKEN. THAT
TEMPERATURE SHOULD GO BACK DOWN
AROUND SUNSET. KELSEY COFFEE,
WRAL, NEWS LIVE IN RALEIGH.
>> JUST REMINDER, YOU CAN TRACK
THE RISING TEMPERATURES WITH
THE NEWLY REDESIGNED WRAL
WEATHER APP. IT IS FREE TO
DOWNLOAD FROM YOUR PHONE'S APP
STORE. TURN ON PUSH
NOTIFICATIONS SO YOU CAN GET
IMPORTANT WEATHER ALERTS SENT