Air Conditioner Help

The triple-digit temperatures are causing major problems for the machines that keep us cool. Air conditioning systems are going out across the Ark-La-Miss, even here at NBC 10. It’s designed to keep spinning and put the cold air in your home, but with temperatures soaring in the 100’s in the Ark-La Miss the air conditioning repairmen are out in full force. "Will be working 80 to 85 percent of the time during this heat wave trying to keep the house comfortable,” said All Heating & Cooling Technician Adam Whatley. Adam Whatley and his crew from all heating and cooling says most a/c systems are good for 15 to 20 years, after that it's hard for them to keep up. "This is the air handler and this is all new,” said All Heating & Cooling Technician Albert Murphy. It’s a hot job for a/c technician Albert Murphy replacing the inside unit to technician Peyton Barmore finishing up the outside unit. "It was 94 degrees when I first started this system up and now it’s already down to 89 degrees,” said Murphy. Whatley says keeping the A/C on cool for longer is up to you. He says you should decide on a set temperature and leave it there all day otherwise you could feel the heat later. "It can lead to pre-mature failure. That unit will have to double time for that particular set point,” said Whatley. Whatley says it’s good to keep the thermostat no higher than 78 to 80 degrees because that will save you some green. "It's actually more cost effective for you to do that because your house will stay at that temperature all day,” said Whatley. As soon as the A/C goes out he says call a technician before the heat is turned up even more. Experts say you should always maintain older A/C units and replace them when they go bad as soon as possible. That should save you more money in the long run-- and keep you cool. As for us here at NBC 10 -- our A/C in our normal studio is getting some much needed attention. So until it's fixed we'll be reporting from right here in the heart of our building; our atrium.