Fresno AC repair techs see increase in business due to heat wave
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Air conditioning maintenance technicians like Lionel Hawkins are busy on the hottest day of the year so far. “Monday we were doing three to four jobs a day… Air conditioning maintenance technicians in Fresno, California, have seen an increase in business due to the hottest day of the year so far. Many of these calls come from people who have not used their AC regularly and notice it isn't running well due to intense heat. The main issue is that the unit is blowing hot air, which can cause shortages or even a small capacitor to short out. The ducts used to blow air through homes are damaged and need repairs, even if the unit itself is running fine. Despite this heat, Hawkins warns against setting the temperature down too low due to its low usage, which is costly and inefficient. PG&E has been working to keep power on despite some power outages.
发表 : 4 周前 经过 Katherine Phillips 在 Weather
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Air conditioning maintenance technicians like Lionel Hawkins are busy on the hottest day of the year so far.
“Monday we were doing three to four jobs a day, now we’re at about 30 jobs today,” said Hawkins, who owns Hawk Air.
Hawkins says many of those calls come from people who have not used their AC regularly all year and now are noticing it’s not running too well with the intense heat.
“What we have on there are called coils, the condenser coils. The condenser coils are your ‘nose’ breathing, so if you don’t clean that ‘nose’ those coils, your unit is going to struggle,” he said.
He says with wildfire smoke regularly blowing into our area, the coils can get dirty, and calling a tech out to get them cleaned can make your AC run smoother.
“The main issue we’re seeing right now is that it’s blowing but it’s blowing hot air. So that means your compressor has shorted out or even just a small capacitor,” he said.
Hawkins says another issue they’re seeing this week is that the ducts used to blow air through people’s homes are damaged and need repairs, even if the unit itself is running just fine.
Hawkins also says although it might be tempting, putting the temperature down too low is costly and inefficient.
“If you set it at 65 it’s never going to get 65 degrees in your house it’s just gonna run run run,” he said.
Hawkins also says since so many people are using their AC, they would have to wait around three days for service if they give any technicians a call.
When it comes to power, PG&E says they’re working to try to keep power on, and while there have been some outages, it has not been too bad just yet.
“The good news is that with this particular heat wave is that it’s somewhat confined to the central valley we’re not seeing temperatures that are as hot in other parts of the state of California and what that means is the supply and demand situation looks to be pretty good,” spokesperson Jeff Smith said. “Because we knew this hot weather was coming what we did a couple of days ago was put a lot of our crews on rest periods so we would have our full complement of crews ready to respond.”