Couple cool and comfortable finally – Mohave Valley News

FORT MOHAVE Its a lot cooler being at the home of Jon and Martha Evans now that the air conditioning is working again. The Fort Mohave couple went for more than a month with it not working properly -- and three weeks with it not working at all.

After a second visit and a total of three new parts being installed over the two visits, the repair person was able to complete the work on the unit mid-week.

Im getting to where I can organize myself and get back on schedule, Martha said Sunday. Having the house back to normal is a blessing.

Jon was able to sit in his favorite living room chair and watch the Los Angeles Dodgers play against Detroit Tigers. Martha was in the dining room talking about their month-long home appliance drama. They still run a lot of fans to circulate the cooled air around the house. The unit is kept at 78 degrees most of the time. Martha will move it down to, say, 77 degrees when shes doing a lot of housework.

Jon and Martha both contend with physical problems but Jon is undergoing treatment for stage 2 cancer and also has emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His health further suffering because of a failed air conditioner was Marthas primary worry, though the cost for trying to make the situation remotely tolerable was constantly on their minds as well, she said.

They were upset their home warranty provider wasnt responding in a timely fashion to their need for relief especially with Jons health challenges. That the local repair contractor wouldnt come out until the insurer gave an OK to do the work also proved stressful.

But now that the unit is working again, Jon and Martha were able to celebrate an important event now that their home is cool enough to tolerate Jons grandsons first birthday.

Little Kevin Jon (his grandfather is called Jon Kevin) was the guest of honor Saturday. A Happy Birthday banner still hung near the ceiling in the living room Sunday. Martha was looking at pictures of the toddler taken with her smart phone and laughed as she showed a video of Kevin sitting in a high chair as he attacked a smash cake, mouth-first.

If we hadnt gotten the air conditioner fixed, we wouldve had to go to a restaurant, Martha said. It would have been more expensive and less relaxed.

Martha also worried about the dogs not being able to tolerate the hot house especially their 10-year-old black Labrador mix named Dakota. The dogs contented face reflects his age with a generous amount of gray fur around his eyes and mouth,as Martha scratched the back of its head.

Dakota was sleeping on the hard tile floor in the kitchen to try to stay cool. His spending so much time on that surface was likely hard on his older bones, joints and muscles, Martha said.

And I was worried all the dogs werent drinking enough water and eating enough, she said. I didnt want to end up with any of them getting dehydrated and needing to go to the vet.

Their two other dogs are Gunnar, 3 and Bear, 2. All three are larger dogs with dark fur.

Being able to take a shower without feeling as if shes in a sauna is a relief. And offers of help to get the situation resolved were greatly appreciated. However, the Evanses are preparing to change their home warranty provider and Martha is putting together complaints for the Better Business Bureau about the matter.

Somebody needs to keep these people from doing this, she said about their long wait for the work to be complete. The first visit, which came after three weeks, didnt fully alleviate the problem and the house still wasnt cool enough until a second repair was made about 10 days later. Its been a big nightmare.

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