Everything is bigger in Texas and our rain showers are no exception. Though our winter has been drier than most, the sporadic and sharp storms have been consistant of late. Wednesday night’s storm was particularly harsh damaging our phone lines and leaving us without power. Everything is back and up and running thanks to our excellent IT team who worked hard to get us as good as new. That process involved replacing many pieces of surge damaged equipment reminding me how dangerous winter storms can be for your air conditioning and heating equipment.

As a nation we have demanded stricter efficiency standards from our equipment. To meet these demands our equipment has moved away from mechanical operation and toward more electric computerized operation. These numerous computerized parts are extra sensitive to small spikes and surges that occur during a normal day. Large power events that occur like wednesday night can cause multiple components to fail. Like all computers, repairing can be an extensive and expensive. Remember to proctect all of your senstive electronics with surge protection, even your A/C. For surge protection options talk to your air conditioning contractor.