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…
Memorial Day weekend has officially come and gone, which means summer is no longer waiting quietly in the wings. Across Hampton Roads, many families already took their first road trip or even first long weekend getaway of the season. Coolers were packed. Suitcases were zipped. Traffic on I-64 became its annual endurance sport. And now…
Around Hampton Roads, spring likes to play games. One week it’s 78 and sunny. Two days later you’re back in a hoodie wondering if winter forgot something. Most homeowners around here have already run their AC at least once by May because the weather can’t seem to make up its mind. That back-and-forth season is normal for us. But here’s what’s interesting: those random warm…
