Pittsburgh’s Summer Survival Guide: When Your Air Conditioner Goes Rogue
Let’s face it – Pittsburgh summers can be about as predictable as a Steelers fan’s mood during playoff season. One minute you’re enjoying a perfectly comfortable afternoon, and the next, you’re recreating scenes from “Survivor” in your living room because your AC decided to clock out.
Here’s what typically happens when your air conditioning system throws in the towel:
- You start using pizza boxes as makeshift fans
- Your pets look at you like you’ve betrayed their trust
- Your ice cream stockpile becomes soup in record time
- Your kids suddenly want to sleep in the kiddie pool
While these creative cooling solutions might make for great social media content, they’re not exactly sustainable long-term strategies. J. A. Sauer Heating & Air Conditioning knows that when your AC goes down in the Steel City, it’s no laughing matter (okay, maybe a little laughing, but mostly sweating).
Remember that time you thought you could fix your AC yourself? Yeah, we’ve seen the aftermath of those YouTube-inspired repair attempts. It usually ends with a phone call to us and a story that starts with “Well, I thought if I just…” Trust us, we’ve heard them all, and some have become legendary tales in our break room.
Speaking of DIY disasters, here are some actual “solutions” we’ve encountered from desperate Pittsburghers:
- Setting up a series of desk fans in a Rube Goldberg-style configuration
- Convincing themselves that 85 degrees is “actually quite pleasant”
- Creating an ice block fortress in front of their box fan
- Moving their mattress to the basement (we see you, and we understand)
Instead of turning your home into a scientific experiment in heat tolerance, why not call the professionals? J. A. Sauer Heating & Air Conditioning has been keeping Pittsburgh cool without the need for creative fan choreography or ice sculpture gardens.
Remember, your AC unit is like a Pittsburgh parking chair – it’s claiming its territory and doing an important job. When it stops working, you need someone who knows what they’re doing to fix it. Leave the creative cooling solutions for your camping trips, and let the professionals handle your AC needs before you end up with a living room full of melted popsicles and regret.
