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Derek Labarbera, a service technician at Tragar Heating and Cooling Company in Massapequa, making a service call at a home in Hicksville Wednesday. Credit: Rick Kopstein
A blistering heat wave will strain Long Islanders' air conditioning systems this week, as temperatures are expected to surge above 100 degrees Friday.
"You know that energy we feel when we're going to get a hurricane around here?" said Carol Seitz-Cusack, CEO and president of Therm-A-Trol Heating and Air Conditioning Specialists in Blue Point. "I'm feeling it. I'm feeling everybody's just kind of waiting to see what happens. We're all going to be very busy."
Kerry O'Brien, the third-generation co-owner of heating and cooling company T.F. O'Brien & Co. in New Hyde Park, said he expects double or triple the normal number of calls during the heat wave. The most basic repairs for central air systems start at $300 and can quickly rise to $1,000 or more, he said.
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Jonathan LaMantia covers residential real estate and other business news on Long Island. He previously covered the business of health care for Crain's New York Business.
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