Its Getting Hot in Here!

/in /by

 

It is four o’clock in the afternoon and its 96 degrees outside.  Its Hot!  Let me ask you a question What do you do if your air conditioner stops working?  Well first and foremost call Adam’s Air, We will get out to your home as soon as we can and hopefully be able to fix your system in a quick and easy way.  But just in case we are loaded up with calls and you have to wait, here are 9 steps to keep cool in your home when your AC goes out, courtesy of

www.directenergy.com

1: Plan. Find out the weather report for the next few days to help you plan how to keep cool. Plan to avoid using the oven and use the microwave, instead. Always run the hood fan when cooking on the stove.

2: Keep you and your family well hydrated. Drink plenty of water or fruit juice. Avoid coffee, tea, and alcohol as these beverages are diuretics that remove moisture from your body. Wear lightweight, light colored, loose-fitting clothing.

3: Keep your house closed up and draw the curtains during the day. Don’t open windows because you’ll let in the outside humidity. If your air conditioner was running before it broke, the humidity level is still low, the air is dry, and your home is still cool. Don’t waste the cool.

4: Open windows and use window fans only after sunset. During the day, your home absorbs infrared heat from the sun. At night, it releases this heat through radiational cooling. Opening your windows and running fans at night to blow a cross breeze in your home will cool it faster.

5: Open your attic door and set up a fan to air up into your attic at night. This will pull cool air into your home and blow heated air out of the attic.

6: Get up early and close up your home before the temperature climbs. Your home will have cooled off during the night, so you’ll want to keep that cool air inside your home for as long as possible. Be sure to close all the curtains because outside heat will radiate through the window glass into your home.

7: Turn on your fans. Turning on ceiling fans and your ventilation system’s blower fan can help keep air circulating throughout your home. Moving air also feels cooler against your skin because it aids evaporation —your body’s natural cooling process. Close off the vents and air returns in the rooms you are not using. Heat will build in the upper storeys first so keep infants and the elderly on the ground floor (or basement) to keep cool.

8: Consider buying a dehumidifier. Drying the air inside your home will add to your comfort. Get one large enough to handle the largest room where your family spends most of its time. Turn it off at night or close up your bedroom and use it only in there.

9: Use fewer covers on your bed and take a cool shower before bedtime. This will help keep you cool and relax you as you fall asleep.

 

If you can’t take the heat…
If your home becomes too hot, go cool off at a swimming pool or take your family to the mall, go see a movie, or go eat out. Basically, get into some air conditioning until both your family and your home can cool down.

If Sweating is Not an Option, Read the Following…

/0 Comments/in /by

ADAM’S AIR SUMMERIZATION™ WILL KEEP YOU COOL, CALM AND COLLECTED THIS SUMMER.

  Don’t let the sweltering high plains heat sneak up on you, leaving your AC struggling to keep up. We offer Adam’s Air Summerization™ at no charge, to give back to the Panhandle that supports Adam’s Air! We make sure your cooling system is operating as safely and efficiently as possible.  

  • Please call us, at Adam’s Air, for your Summerization™ of your HVAC and let us look closely at your AC. We will go through all the steps in making sure your cooling system is ready to cool your home and, most importantly, your family!

OUR COMPREHENSIVE CHECKLIST:

  •          Voltage Readings & Amp Draws
  •          High & Low Voltage Wiring
  •          Rinse the Condenser Coil
  •          Temperatures From Ducts
  •          Condensation Drainage
  •         Airflow/Static Pressure
  •         Proper Thermostat Operation
  •         We Also Check Refrigerant Upon Request

Semi-Professional Cycling in Amarillo, Texas

/0 Comments/in /by

You heard me right, we have a group of young men and girls that are in the 6th grade up to the 12th grade that are cycling the streets and hills of Amarillo, and the community.  The team is called the Yellow Jackets and it is a high school cycling team.  The group compete in the National Interscholastic Cycling Association.  They ride the trails in Palo Duro Canyon weekly and the team is great.  They have such a great attitude and they express themselves in such a way, full of talent, compassion, and integrity.  Plus on top of that they are athletics in the best of terms.  They work hard at what they do and they win races and time trials.  On May 6th the team will be out at the Amarillo National Bank on Georgia.  Along with Carpet Tech and Adam’s Air, we are having a fundraiser car wash.    Please come out and support the team and learn more about them.

 

 

 

 

 

Summerization? Do it now, before its too late.

/0 Comments/in /by

IMG_5194

I bet you remember last spring in the high plains of Texas.  Got warm early, then got cold at night.  Maybe freezing, and then a day or two later, hot again.  That’s the climate we live in, we all should be use to it, but none of us are.  Two weekends ago both Saturday and Sunday were in the mid nineties, and many of you cranked up the air conditioner and guess what?  It either didn’t cool like you thought it should be or it didn’t cool at all.  So you hit the phones and started calling heat and air companies and a lot of you had no luck, because we were all busy, why, everyone else had the same idea. The following Monday we at Adam’s Air received over 170 calls for checking the air conditioner, and we wanted to take them all, but we couldn’t, because we were already booked solid.   About a month and a half ago we started our Summerization program.  We have over  20 items we check on your HVAC to make sure it is ready for the hot summer months, and we do it all  for FREE!!!!  You heard us free.  Now if there is a simple repair or your needing a part there will be a fee for the parts and labor, but you’ll be ahead of the game.  So call us to get your free Summerization today.

Call 806-316-1103

One Day its Hot, the Next Day Cold…

/0 Comments/in /by

IMG_5194

This time of year is always very trying for my family and I, and even the team I work with.   Just this month we have had at least four members of the team out because of a respiratory sickness or infection, and its a hard thing to shake.   Day to day temperature changes from cold to warm or hot makes us think that our immune system is messed up, but that is not the case at all.   Warmer weather always brings humans out of the hibernation state and we like to see friends and be more active and social, and we hang around more people, and of course the more people we socialize with, the more germs are spread easier.  It is officially still winter, as I am typing this and I just took off my jacket because outside its a balmy 65 degrees.   But The jacket will stay in the truck, because living in the high plains of Texas one never knows what could come around the corner.  One thing we can think about is this, dress in layers.  I do and it helps.  As warmer temps start to rise during the late morning hours, you can start peeling coats, or jackets off, and roll up the long sleeves if needed.  Another thing we can do is to keep a scarf, hat, and gloves either in your vehicle, or at your work place, this is for a “just in case moment”,and if it happens, and you have drastic weather changes you will be ready.   This reminds me of something that happen a few years ago, in West Texas.  It was mid April and I was in Nashville but our flight was delayed because of snow at home.  Well once we got home, the weather turned again and it started raining and in a heavy way, then a dust storm came through, so the snow that was left was now brown and the windows, cars, and streets became mud!  It was  raining mud!  That night to cap it all off, we had tornado warnings.    Also since we stay inside quite often during colder months, we miss out on essential vitamins, so be sure to take more than usual.