High attic temperatures and early morning scheduling

It’s not quite summer here in San Antonio and South Texas, but some days it sure feels like it!

 Soon, the kiddos will be on summer break from school, families will be heading out on Summer Vacations, maybe even planning day trips to the lake or the pool, but one thing is for certain…it WILL be hot!

During the later part of springtime, all of summer, and a good portion of fall, the temperatures can hit triple digits in San Antonio and South Texas.

In fact, in 2022, the month of July was so hot that the San Antonio area officially broke the record for the number of 100 degree days in any one month, with 28 total days of triple-digit heat.

 That makes July 2022 the Alamo City's warmest month on record!  Now, imagine how hot it would be up in an attic in those type of summer temperatures. Yikes!

We all understand that heat rises; so now think about the heat in your attic on a 104 degree afternoon. Temperatures can skyrocket up to as high as 120 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit up there! An egg cooks at 145 degrees! That’s some serious heat, and yes, that could pose a risk to anyone needing access to work in that attic space.

Most homeowners rarely need to climb up into their attic spaces; with the exception of storing items if there's room to do so, but 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.

In the electrical repair / service business, services such as the following will require access:

Attic or bathroom exhaust fan installs - Running new circuits or outlets -  Adding new ceiling fans -  and even some types of lighting installations will require a Service Person have attic access to complete the scope of work for such projects.

The above type of projects would 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 .

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

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that from 2011 to 2019, Fifty-seven deaths (16.6 percent) occurred to workers ages 55 to 64. During that period, 144 workers (41.9 percent) died from environmental heat exposure while they were engaged in construction, repair, or cleaning.

Heat exhaustion typically begins with general muscle weakness, sudden excessive sweating, nausea and vomiting, and possible fainting. 

A heat stroke is 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 take heat related illnesses very seriously, mostly due in part that our Electricians perform

a lot of daily work in those attic spaces, as you read above.

For their health and safety, we will only schedule early morning appointments for service work that

requires work in the attic space to complete an electrical service.

So, to sum it up; when you’re looking to schedule any electrical services in San Antonio and South Texas from pretty much April 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 for reading and happy summer!

Bolt Electric

18847 REDLAND ROAD, #SUITE 105

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78259

(210) 545 BOLT (2568)