SAN DIEGO (KGTV) \u2013 It\u2019s never easy to work in the heat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Crews with different companies, like those from Bill Howe, are getting called out to repair and\/or replace HVAC units amid this heat wave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSummer is definitely our busiest time for service and install,\u201d Mackinly Men, an install manager for Bill Howe, said. \u201cSo, we’re definitely getting the\u00a0repair calls,\u00a0we’re getting the sales calls,\u00a0and we’re getting out there and replacing a lot of units right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Men and his team were installing a new A\/C unit at a home in University City on Thursday. The heavy lifting that the team has to do on the job can only be made more difficult with the summer heat we\u2019re experiencing,<\/p>\n
\u201cThey make sure they take care of their bodies;\u00a0they hydrate properly.\u00a0We require our guys to take breaks if it gets too hot,\u00a010-minute break every 30 minutes depending on the heat,\u201d Men said.<\/p>\n
That heat is sure to make people power up their A\/C. But what can you do to make sure your system isn\u2019t getting burnt out while you\u2019re burning up.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf your system’s sounding a little bit louder,\u00a0for example,\u00a0if you’re indoor unit,\u00a0if you’re\u00a0hearing that motor work a little bit harder,\u201d Men said. \u201cIf you’re hearing your outside unit, that compressor kick on a little bit harder,\u00a0definitely might want to get it looked at.\u201d<\/p>\n
Men told ABC 10News that it might be tough to know right away which other parts of the unit need repair or replacement to avoid added costs down the line.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s hard to say exactly which items can go and which items are going to last you,\u201d Men said. \u201cBut\u00a0for the most part,\u00a0you know,\u00a0a brand-new item you want to expect 10 years out of it because it’s going to be warrantied for 10 years,\u00a0but\u00a05 to 6 years is when you just start seeing issues with certain components.\u201d<\/p>\n
But there\u2019s something you can do to help ensure your system is in tip-top shape.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat homeowners can do just to make sure the system’s still running properly,\u00a0I mean,\u00a0biggest thing is just changing the filter, making sure your drains are clear,\u201d Men said. \u201cI mean,\u00a0honestly,\u00a0it’s just going to be\u00a0making sure you take care of your filters.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN DIEGO (KGTV) \u2013 It\u2019s never easy to work in the heat.\u00a0 Crews with different companies, like those…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393100,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[74,76,75],"class_list":["post-393099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}