{"id":100734,"date":"2025-07-29T00:43:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T00:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/100734\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T00:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T00:43:14","slug":"hvac-technicians-staying-busy-amid-heat-wave-in-philadelphia-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/100734\/","title":{"rendered":"HVAC technicians staying busy amid heat wave in Philadelphia region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/philadelphia-weather-heat-wave-monday\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">summer heat wave sweeps through the region<\/a>, air conditioning systems are being pushed to their limits, and some are failing.<\/p>\n<p>At Bloomfield Dental in Drexel Hill, owner David Yarmark had to shut down his office for three days earlier this month when the air conditioning gave out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It got really hot in here and at the dental office, that&#8217;s not fun,&#8221; Yarmark said.<\/p>\n<p>Yarmark hired Doug Stiefel, owner of PJ Mac HVAC Service &amp; Repair, who diagnosed the problem as a broken compressor and got the system running again.<\/p>\n<p>Stiefel said he&#8217;s seen a 400% spike in service calls since this spring.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What happens many times is they don&#8217;t do the maintenance and think A\/C works fine in 80 degrees,&#8221; Stiefel said. &#8220;But when it&#8217;s 90 and above, it doesn&#8217;t work as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stiefel recommends homeowners and business owners replace their air filters every one to three months, schedule professional tune-ups that include cleaning the condenser and make sure the condensate drain is clear to avoid leaks.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Stiefel visited the Bon Air Fire Company in Havertown for a routine maintenance check. He replaced a faulty capacitor to ensure the station&#8217;s cooling system keeps running during the extreme heat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just sitting in the A\/C, it makes a huge difference,&#8221; Bob Cassano, safety officer at Bon Fair Fire Company, said. &#8220;We replenish our bodies and ready for the next alarm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yarmark said he&#8217;s grateful to be back in business and credited Stiefel for the quick fix.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He really saved our butts because it got really hot and humid and patients were complaining,&#8221; Yarmark said. &#8220;Being able to get up and running again was wonderful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With more 90-degree days in the forecast, HVAC technicians say the best time to service your system is before it breaks down.<\/p>\n<p>\n        More from CBS News\n      <\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/search\/author\/madeleine-wright\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madeleine  Wright<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Madeleine Wright is a bilingual general assignment reporter for CBS News Philadelphia who is fluent in Spanish. 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