RALEIGH (WTVD) -- There's no better way for families to find relief from the sweltering heat than to head inside an air-conditioned building.
But, eventually, you have to go home, and the last thing you want is your air conditioner to fail you in the middle of a heat wave.
Home improvement stores around the Triangle report seeing a spike in air conditioner sales during the most recent heat wave.
Andrea Blanford reports from Raleigh.