Heating taking a toll on air conditioners

As temperatures soar, hundreds of AC units across the valley are breaking down.

TO MAKE SURE YOUR A/C IS INGOOD SHAPE.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER KELSEYMCFARLAND HAS A FEW QUICK TIPS.KELSEY LL: GOETTL AIRCONDITIONING WAS BUSY OVER THEWEEKEND!

THEY TAKE AN AVERAGEOF MORE THAN 80 CALLS A DAYDURING A HEATWAVE AND SAYTHE KEY TO MAKING SURE YOUR ACDOESN'T BREAK ON YOU WHEN IT'SMOST IMPORTANT IS REGULARMAINTENANCE.THIS HEAT HAS YOUR AIRCONDITIONER WORKING OVER TIME.AND THAT MEANS YOUR A/CREPAIRMAN IS, TOO.12:31:58 "THIS WEEKEND IT WASVERY BUSY WE HAVE A COUPLEHUNDRED BROKEN UNIT CALLS THATCAME IN OVER THE WEEKENDEVEN TODAY WE HAD 54 DEMANDCALLS OR BROKEN UNITS THISMORNING" 12:31:20 NATS OFCLEANING GOETTLE AIRCONDITIONING IS DOING SOMEREGULAR MAINTENANCE FOR THISHOMEOWNER BUT OTHERS HAVEBIGGER PROBLEMS.12.29.59 " THE SMALL ELECTRICALCOMPONENT OR MAYBE THE FANMOTOR WILL GO OUT BECAUSE IT'SWORKING IN 115 DEGREE WEATHER"PROJECT MANAGER RYAN ELLIOTTSAYS A BIG PART OF KEEPING THISAC UNIT HEALTHY..IS KEEPING IT CLEAN..ESPECIALLY IN A DUSTY AND HOTCLIMATE.12.29.23 "OUT HERE WE LIVE IN ABIG DUST BOWL..ULTIMATELY THE UNITS GET DIRTYAND THE COILS OUTSIDE AND UP INTHE ATTIC ARE ULTIMATELY LIKE ARADIATOR..WHEN THEY GET IMPACTED WITHDIRT IT MAKES THE UNIT WORK ALOT HARDER AND THEN YOUULTIMATELY HAVE PREMATUREFAILURE" 12.29.38 ELLIOTT SAYSKEEPING YOUR COILS AND AIRFILTER PRISTINE ALSO HELPSWITH ENERGY EFFICIENCY.12:31:44 "KEEP YOUR THERMOSTATAT A SET POINT DON'T CHANGE ITA BUNCH FIND SOMEWHERE YOULIKE AND KEEP IT THERE ANDULTIMATELY CHANGE YOUR FILTERFOUR TIMES A YEAR" IN THE LONGRUN REGULAR MAINTENANCE CANSAVE YOU FROM A BIGGER REPAIRCOST.KELSEY LL: FOR MORE TIPS ANDTRICKS ON HOW TO SAVE ENERGY ATLITTLE TO NO COST..YOU CAN CHECK OUR WEBSITE..KTNV DOT COM.KM, 13 AN.AND CLARK COUNTY HAS OPENED THECOURTYARD HOMELESS RESOURCECENTER AS A COOLING CENTER.