How Westwood weather works your HVAC system
Westwood sits far enough from the water to lose a dependable afternoon breeze, and the dense buildings and pavement hold heat into the evening so run times stretch later than in the beach neighborhoods a few miles west. West facing glass in the older houses and in upper floor units drives much of the afternoon peak, which makes shading and a correctly sized return worth addressing alongside the equipment. That is part of how we scope every ac maintenance visit here, our starting checklist already accounts for the heat load, the dust the system pulls in, and how long it has to run at Westwood and the central Westside of Los Angeles.