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As temperatures rise these next couple of days, you're probably going
to run towards your A.C., but is it in good shape for the summer

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News 12's Leanna Wells spoke with a local HVAC
company on how you can keep it from breaking down

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We're all hands on deck when it comes to situations like
this. And in this case, we're talking about the heat

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Michael Bennett is the general manager of Astacio
Sela, an HVAC company with headquarters in Norwalk

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He says the call volume triples during heat waves. A normal
day-to-day in the summer could be anywhere from 200 to 300 calls

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We get a high influx every single day. But then a heat wave like
we're running into when it was 100 degrees the last few weeks

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and 95 that's coming this week, we could
have an influx of up to 700 calls a day

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Thank you for calling, Astacio Silva. How can I brighten your
day? But before you have to make a call to have your unit fixed

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Michael says you should stay on top of
maintenance, almost like taking care of a car

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Having a company like us out there to do an
annual tune-up and things of that nature

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make sure your electricals are taken
care of, your drains are blown out

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making sure that your refrigerant
cycle is checked is really crucial to

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one, making sure you don't have a breakdown during this time of year, and two,
making sure that the efficiency and longevity of your unit is taken care of

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Their most common calls are for leak issues or
a unit that's failing to maintain temperature

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When it's 100 degrees, if there's something
wrong, that's when it's going to break down

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It's not going to break down when it's 70, 75. So my best
advice is see around the corner, take care of maintenance

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and make sure that unit is, that filter is maintained as much
as possible. In Norwalk, Leanna Wells, News 12, Connecticut