Well, so you thought. You make you way off the train and onto the London underground, where you are immediately faced with the blazing heat and humidity when you travel down the never ending escalators.

Suddenly, that cool calm and collected feeling subside and is replaced with anxiety and stress. However you have and plan. Stand up and keep your arms from your sides, just enough for some air but not so much that everyone can see the perspiration already beginning to show. We all know where this goes. Actually meeting your client, sweat dripping from your brow and a sheen that glints in the light. Not the cool and collected meeting you were hoping for. Everything was ready, it just the temperature that was out of your control.

When will air conditioning in London finally make it to the underground? This will help us to keep our cool, just when we need it most.

More than 52 people were required to go for some kind of medical treatment after the extreme heat exposure and hundreds of people had to change trains. The national railway systems Deutsche Bahn spokesman said “eight of the people who were traveling on these 3 trains have suffered from heat exhaustion required hospital treatment in Bielefeld and another 44 or the passengers were treated on the train. Ninety-one rescue staff called to Bielefeld station had to treat passengers who were suffering from hyperventilation, vertigo, overheating, headaches, and other symptoms, local firefighters said.

The importance of air conditioning continues to show itself. Heat exhaustion and the effects of heat are all too common, and in the fast paced lives we all lead, being comfortable is a must for us all to function.

Just imagine, having no air conditioning in London, with the cramped up streets and the busy offices and shops, the most busy area in the country would slow down and eventually come to a halt.

So, that £15,000 store room may not have been such a great idea after all. But what if there was a solution that would enable you to breath a new lease of life into the glass store house, creating and usable space that you can now call a true home extension. There is, Air Conditioning, I’m not on about creating a solution that is only good for the summer months, Air Conditioning heats as well. Not only does it heat but it is one of the cheapest forms of heating and most efficient.

Having your conservatory air conditioning is the only way to make use of the space, t truly is the un-known option everyone needs to know about. Imagine, sitting out in the conservatory during the winter, looking up into the clear winters sky, or after and hot day in the garden, cooking a BBQ sitting out, keeping cool with you conservatory air conditioning

Local air conditioning companies are under pressure with all of the breakdowns and call outs they are receiving and thus finding it difficult to keep up, on top of that, new air conditioning installation are happening all of the time too.

Most of the air conditioning summer time breakdowns are due to the lack of or poor air conditioning maintenance. Don’t lose your cool this summmer and make sure you have an adequate maintenance program in place.

Things to check now to try to prevent a breakdown

Indoor unit – switch the unit off and isolate the electrical supply. Lift the front cover, there should be couple of filters that you can carefully remove and dust down. If you have a condensate pump installed with your system you can test it by slowly pouring a small cup of water down the coil once the filters have been removed.

Outdoor unit – switch the unit off and isolate the electrical supply. Have a quick walk round the unit and make sure the condenser is clear from any leaves or rubbish.

If you carry out these very simple checks you can switch your unit back on and enjoy the benefits of your system being back to full working order. Still do contact an air conditioning specialist who will provide you with a maintenance plan and proposal, something that will keep your system running smoothly for years to come, and improve the efficiency of the system too.

London air conditioning companies are finding it difficult to keep up with all the service call outs and new installations, many having over a weeks back log of work.

Many air conditioning service calls are a common cause of air conditioning maintenance or lack of.

If your air conditioning system has broken down and you are feeling the heat there are a couple of quick checks you can carry out yourself before consulting a specialist.

Indoor unit – switch the unit off and isolate the electrical supply. Lift the front cover, there should be couple of filters that you can carefully remove and dust down. If you have a condensate pump installed with your system you can test it by slowly pouring a small cup of water down the coil once the filters have been removed.

Outdoor unit – switch the unit off and isolate the electrical supply. Have a quick walk round the unit and make sure the condenser is clear from any leaves or rubbish.

Once you have carried out these simple checks you can switch your air conditioning system back on and see the benefits. However you should still contact an air conditioning specialist to carry out a full maintenance and health check to make sure your system is and will be in good working order for years to come.

It has also been said that this is just the arrival of even more hot days, this is just the start of the warmer weather and maybe England can have stories of the hottest summer on record, it’s been a good start with no only a long period of warm weather but also the driest period since the 1930′s. As the hose pipe ban is in action and the grass is all brown, make sure you are not a sufferer of this heat wave. Panic and worry for the safety and health of children and the elderly is clear, however if you have invested in creating an comfortable environment by having air conditioning installed then you will be one of the lucky ones who enjoys the year round comfort.

Some of the most stuffy places like highly occupied busy cities will notice the increase in temperature the most. People in London with air conditioning installed will be so glad, while the rest of their friends, family and work colleagues sweat and feel stressed, they will be cool calm and comfortable.

Ensure you are not one of the statistics this summer, the effects of heat stroke and exhaustion can be fatal. Keep fluids up, keep a breeze where ever you can and take plenty of breaks…… Or get an air conditioning installed