Record-breaking heat is hitting our neighborhoods. We’re talking temperatures in the 90s. That’s a problem for people locally who need their AC fixed.
BUT THEY MADE IT OUT. MAN. DELAY IN REPORTING LIVE IN RALEIGH. THANK YOU. >> RECORD BREAKING HEAT IS HITTING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THIS WEEK. WE’RE TALKING TEMPERATURES IN THE 90’S OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. >> AND THAT’S A PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE LOCALLY WHO NEED THEIR A C IS FIXED. WRAL’S CHRIS LOVINGOOD JOINS US NOW LIVE. CHRIS, THE SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTAGE IS NOT HELPING. >> WELL, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO COOL OFF FROM SEE IF THERE’S NO AIR BLOWING LENA. AND THAT’S A REAL SITUATION FOR PEOPLE THAT 9, ONE I FIX. MY AC HAS DEALT WITH. I TALKED TO JAY DEE ANDERSON, THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY IN RALEIGH, AND HE SAYS THE SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTAGE HAS LED TO A SHORT SUPPLY OF 2 KEY PIECES. THE PART OF THE AC THAT BLOWS THE AIR AND THE PART THAT CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF LIQUID NECESSARY FOR A CEASE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. ANDERSON SAYS THAT’S A PROBLEM WHEN YOU HAVE 2 OUT OF 10 CLIENTS WAITING FOR THESE PARTS. >> THE MOST CHALLENGING PART IS HAVING TOO EXPLAIN TO A CLIENT THAT THEY WANT TO HAVE. AIR CONDITIONING FOR, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL WEEKS TO EVEN SEVERAL MONTHS THAT’S THAT’S JUST HEARTBREAKING TO TELL SOMEBODY THAT THERE’S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. >> ANDERSON SAYS HE’S GETTING 50 TO 70 CALLS A DAY FROM REQUEST TO REPAIR A SEES ANY WANTS THE SUPPLY SHORTAGE ISSUE TO IMPROVE SO HE CAN BETTER
