Do YOU need an Early Morning Service Call?

Anyone who lives in the San Antonio area of South Texas knows all about that good ole Texas Summer heat! Well folks, it’s on the way!

In a month or so, the kids will be out of school for the Summer and the temperatures will soar! In fact; San Antonio survived 74 days of triple-digit temperatures in the 2023 year. Excluding years with incomplete annual data, the summer of 2023 secured the top spot among the city's warmest years. 

Now, imagine how hot it would be up in an attic or crawl space in those high summer temperatures. Yikes!

Of course we’ve all been taught that heat rises; so now let’s think about the heat in your attic on a 100 degree afternoon. The temperatures in an Attic or Crawl Space will be much higher, due to many factors, and will climb up to as high as 120 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit before noon! 

Folks, you can cook an egg at 145 degrees! That’s some serious heat, and yes, it could pose a risk to anyone needing access to work up in that space; for even a small amount of time.

It’s not often that we, as homeowners have the need to get up in our Attic or Crawl Spaces. There are a few exceptions, however on occasion there will be a Service Technician; in some capacity that will require access to the Attic Space to assist with some type of home repairs/ inspections or renovations.

Here at Bolt Electric in San Antonio, our Electricians often have to access the Attic Space to perform a variety of services, such as:

• Attic or bathroom exhaust fan installs/ repairs
• Running new Dedicated Circuits
• Adding new Outlets/ Receptacles 
• Adding new Ceiling Fans
• Adding new Lighting / Recessed Lighting
• Making repairs to Wiring in Attic Spaces

All of the above listed services will more than likely require one of our Electricians to have Attic access to complete the scope of work for such projects. 

This will require an early morning appointment when high temperatures are afoot; to avoid Heat Exhaustion; as well as Heat Stroke injuries while working up in attics and crawl spaces, for both Residential and Commercial electrical work.

That is the main reason for this blog post, to bring about Awareness on Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke injuries. Both of which are very serious conditions, and when left untreated within a limited amount of time can cause serious injuries, even death.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there is an estimated 702 deaths, 67, 512 ER visits and 9,235 individual hospital visits; per year, due to environmental heat exposure. 

In addition, there were nearly 100 worker deaths, who died from environmental heat exposure while they were engaged in construction, repair, or cleaning - during the 2018 and 2019 calendar years (latest data available) according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Here are some symptoms you should look for when working in or out in the heat of summer:

HEAT EXHAUSTION:  Typically begins with general muscle weakness, sudden excessive sweating, nausea and vomiting, and possible fainting. 

HEAT STROKE:  When your body's internal temperature reaches over 103 degrees. If symptoms such as confusion, nausea, lack of sweating,

and a rapid heart rate begin to occur, you should call 911 for immediate attention!

We here at Bolt Electric in San Antonio; take all heat related illnesses very seriously, mostly due in part that our Electricians

have to perform a lot of their daily work up in those attic spaces.  

For their health and safety, we will only schedule early morning appointments for any electrical

service/ repair work that requires them to perform work up in Attic/ Crawl Spaces.

So, to sum it up; when you’re looking to schedule any electrical services in San Antonio and South Texas from pretty much April/ May through September; perhaps even October; that might require attic access to get the job done,

please keep an early morning appointment in mind.

Thank you so much for reading! 

BOLT ELECTRIC, LLC

18847 REDLAND ROAD, #SUITE 105

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78259

(210) 545 BOLT (2568)