COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A heat advisory is in effect for most parts of Georgia and that means HVAC crews are working around the clock to get cool air back into homes.
Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell spoke to a company that said even basic repairs can take hours.
The company told Newell that repairs take longer when there’s no air in a home.
For Katie Ferguson and her family, the heat is there but they told Newell they aren’t complaining too much because one part of the home is still cool.
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“We’re very lucky to live in a home where we have air conditioning, but when it goes out and it’s hot outside it’s not the most comfortable, it felt like camping,” Mrs. Ferguson said.
Her daughter Annie noticed the heat on Sunday night.
“I was like ‘um why is the air conditioning not working?’” Annie told Channel 2 Action News. “I had like five fans in my room.”
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Temperatures in the upstairs part of the Ferguson home reached 85 degrees, but the family was grateful when they noticed cool air still flowing in other parts of the house.
“We really have no room to complain,” Mrs. Ferguson said. “I mean we’re very lucky that we live in a house that has air conditioning downstairs.”
She said she was more concerned for people who have to work out in this heat.
There’s currently a water cooler right outside the Ferguson home, where landscapers began their work early to avoid the hottest part of the day.
Jason Muller, owner of Landscape East Cobb, told Newell that his company does what it can to keep their workers safe and cool.
“Whenever we can, we try to be in the shade,” Muller told Channel 2 Action News. “Obviously we cannot always do that so when we’re in the sun, we make sure we take breaks, have plenty of water and electrolytes.”
Muller showed Newell how they prepare, calling it “pre-watering.”
“Very rarely do we cancel a job, but it‘s something we’re cognizant of,” Muller said. “We want to make sure our guys are happy and healthy.”
Annie told Newell she was grateful that the landscapers came out at all in the heat.
“It is hot out there so we really appreciate them coming out and working hard in this heat,” she said.
As for lengthy HVAC repairs, one company told Channel 2 Action News that jobs which would normally take about 30 minutes are taking between one and three hours.
The company said it’s because major parts for repairs that keep air flowing in HVAC systems are on backorder.
Newell was also told that a lack of maintenance on HVAC systems is the biggest issue repair technicians are noticing when they get to work.
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