A Helpful Warning

A Helpful Warning

Today’s furnaces are wonderful.  Imagine life in Michigan without one.   But with the comfort of warmth comes a byproduct – carbon monoxide. When this colorless, odorless gas goes up the chimney, all is well.  If it leaks into living space, it can be a stealth killer....
Hot to Cold Overnight

Hot to Cold Overnight

Michigan weather puts new meaning into the word “variety.”  One day its hot and humid, the next, bundle up. Going from air conditioning to heating overnight is a true test of your HVAC.  And it’s at these times, Mechanical Extremes hears all about it. When furnaces...
Endless Hot Water

Endless Hot Water

As cold weather sweeps away fall’s warmer days, nothing satisfies quite like a comforting shower.  But what if other demands on household hot water happen at the same time?  The dishwasher, washing machine, or other family members could turn that warm shower into a...
Solar Part II

Solar Part II

A previous article described how Mechanical Extremes’ electric bill dropped from $600 per month to zero.  Click here to learn how 46 solar panels at the Mechanical Extremes headquarters made the difference. Could that make electric heat a viable option to natural...
Exploring Solar

Exploring Solar

There’s no end in sight to ever-increasing energy costs.  A solution could be to look up – at the sun.  Plenty of free energy beaming down, right? Mechanical Extremes’ Harold Wilkes decided to explore grabbing some of what is free to all of us.  If he could...