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How Does The Summer Heat Affect My Air Conditioning? · Shafer Heating and Cooling Service Repair Podcast

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  I've asked Nathan Shafer to join me from Shafer heating and cooling here on the program today to talk about what's going on.
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  Uh right about now and that is the summer heat and how does the summer heat affect our air conditioning systems?
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  Nathan,
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  how are you?
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  Hey,
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  good,
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  Jim.
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  How are you today?
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  Fantastic.
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  Thanks so much for joining me here on the program.
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  So this time of year,
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  we're cranking our A CS up more and of course they've been maintained,
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  right?
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  Everybody,
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  you gotta have that maintained a couple of times a year and you've got the air filters,
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  um,
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  replaced and clean and of course,
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  the refrigerant,
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  uh you know,
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  the freon,
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  if you will,
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  that's been topped off and,
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  you know,
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  it's running well,
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  but not everybody has done these things.
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  So what happens when the AC system is working in 90 plus degree weather?
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  There's some humidity involved.
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  How hard is,
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  is it on the system,
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  man?
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  You know,
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  it's,
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  it's extremely tough if we're not taking those proper steps ahead of time and,
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  and planning for it,
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  you know.
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  So,
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  yeah,
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  keeping that system clean and up to date,
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  uh you know,
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  keeping those air filters clean.
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  Uh making sure that all the start devices and run devices and different things within that system are all operating properly in per spec uh man,
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  we're,
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  we're setting ourselves up for failure and,
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  and you know,
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  when it's gonna break,
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  right,
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  it's gonna be on that Saturday.
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  Uh You got the,
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  the kids event or graduation or,
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  or,
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  or whatever the case may be,
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  uh maybe just want to simply enjoy and relax,
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  uh,
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  you know,
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  enjoy that weekend and it's 90 degrees out or it's middle of the night.
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  Uh,
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  and so definitely that prepping and having those things ready to make a huge difference.
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  If not,
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  then you're gonna see higher utility bills.
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  Uh,
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  you're gonna,
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  you're gonna suffer from comfort.
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  Um,
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  humidity levels are gonna be off in the house.
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  Uh,
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  things are gonna prematurely break that wouldn't probably have broken if,
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  uh,
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  you know,
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  some of these devices were checked and calibrated or replaced if need be very simple parts versus the major parts.
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  If we just did those preliminary steps and had it checked out,
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  uh,
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  by our team.
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  So I totally agree.
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  If we had to abide by the FAA rules and regulations,
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  the air conditioner would never break.
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  Do you notice that planes don't go down that often?
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  Well,
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  it's true though.
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  Right,
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  because they're constantly,
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  constantly being maintained.
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  They bring those into the hangar all the time and they're changing parts and lubricating and hydraulics all that type of stuff would keep the life of that unit running so much longer and so much more efficiently and so much more comfortably if,
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  if we,
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  uh,
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  stay that religious right.
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  With those,
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  with those practices,
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  for sure.
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  Yeah.
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  So the heat of the summer is going to really be taxing on your system.
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  So you want to make sure that you keep it maintained.
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  That's really the message here,
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  isn't it?
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  Yeah.
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  absolutely.
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  I mean,
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  the hotter it gets,
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  the harder that thing is working,
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  you know,
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  just like if you were,
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  I go outside,
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  I mean,
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  the harder we're gonna work,
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  the harder we're gonna sweat,
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  the more fatigued and tired we're gonna get.
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  That unit is no different.
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  Uh,
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  so you definitely wanna make sure we're taking care of that and,
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  uh,
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  keeping it prepped and ready so that you have the least amount of breakdowns,
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  you know,
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  um,
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  and keep that money in your pocket.
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  Right.
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  Uh Let's,
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  let's not be paying more than we need to be to the utility companies,
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  uh,
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  or bigger repairs,
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  uh,
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  that we could have prevented.
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  And this is easier actually than maintaining yourself.
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  And I'll say this because it,
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  it'll ring true for a lot of people.
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  If you actually eat less food and you work out more and you're in better shape,
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  you're going to spend less on food and you're not going to go to the doctor as much.
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  And so you're gonna spend less on medical and a lot of people don't want to talk about that,
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  but it's the same thing when it comes to maintaining your air conditioning system,
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  like a car or a plane.
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  Like I said before,
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  if we just take the steps,
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  it's easier,
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  I'll tell you one thing.
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  It's much easier to have your air conditioning system maintained than you losing weight and working out because Nathan and his team will do all the work for your air conditioning system.
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  Uh All of his contact information is located in the description of this podcast.
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  Feel free to reach out to him and his team.
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  Nathan as always.
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  Thank you so much,
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  my friend.
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  Hey,
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  yes,
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  sir.
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  It's good to see you again,
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  Jim.
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  Thank you.