Your air conditioner has had quite a summer. For months, it’s been battling Virginia heat, humidity, long afternoons, hot attics, open doors, summer gatherings, and all those times someone in the house decided 68 degrees sounded perfectly reasonable. Now September is here. Does that mean your AC can officially clock out for the year? Not…
It’s August in Hampton Roads. It’s hot. It’s humid. And if your house doesn’t feel quite as comfortable as you’d like, there’s a good chance your first instinct is to walk over to the thermostat and turn it down another couple of degrees. Before you and your thermostat begin another round of negotiations, though, here’s…
If you’ve read our recent blog, Your Summer Cooling Guide: How to Stay Comfortable Without Overworking Your AC, you’ve already picked up some simple ways to help your air conditioner perform its best during the hottest months of the year. But what if you’ve done all those things? You’ve changed the air filter. You’ve made…
If you’ve spent any time reading our blogs, following us on social media, or chatting with one of our technicians, you’ve probably noticed something. We like to share tips. A lot of tips. That’s because at One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, we don’t just want to be the company you call when something goes…
It’s 98 degrees outside. The weather app says it feels like 106. You glance at the thermostat, expecting to see a comfortable 72 degrees. Instead, it reads 76…maybe even 78. Your first thought? “My air conditioner must be broken.” Not necessarily. During extreme heat, even a healthy, well-maintained air conditioner can struggle to keep up….
Every year, it happens. Spring gives us a few warm days that make us think summer has arrived, only to follow them up with cool mornings and mild afternoons. During that time, many air conditioning systems seem to be doing just fine. Then the first real heat stretch arrives. Suddenly, temperatures climb into the upper…
