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Air Conditioning Contractors of America-National Capital Chapter

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How to Handle Your Air Conditioning During Extreme Hot Spells
(released July 22, 2010)

This record breaking weather that the Washington, DC area is experiencing is having an effect on everyone. One important impact is that many people are using their air conditioners and many are finding their units aren’t cooling correctly, or they don’t work at all. Call your contractor — but be tolerant — remember you’re not the only one calling in during this hot spell.

Things to do during extreme hot spells:

keep your fan running — it helps to keep the air moving in the house
be patient — the contractors are working as fast as they can
don’t let your system go into set-back (during high temperatures, like Washington is experiencing, the recovery time from a set-back function doesn’t help with your comfort)
keep your drapes, blinds and/or shades drawn
run your dishwasher, washing machine and dryer in the evening hours
don’t use your oven
don’t over run an exhaust fan — it pulls the air conditioning out of the home
be kind — when the serviceman does get to your house — remember he’s out working in this heat (many times on a very hot roof or in a hot attic) — they’re doing their best
after this immediate spell is over you may want to have your local contractor drop by to be sure your unit will work during our next interval of high temperatures; you can check www.acca-ncc.org and click on "find a contractor in your area."

The National Capital Chapter of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America is a non-profit trade association. They are of service to the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia areas.

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