Hot Water Hot Topic

Hot Water Hot Topic

Question:  When does a water heater become a hot topic in your house? Answer: The instant it doesn’t work. Nothing shouts louder than a cold shower or a load of dirty dishes that has to wait.  The techs at Mechanical Extremes are hot water heater experts and can...
When Your HVAC Team Takes Time Out

When Your HVAC Team Takes Time Out

When the Mechanical Extremes staff met at Arbor Hills Golf Course, they came to compete.  Who scored the victory?  These smiling faces tell the story. At the Annual Mechanical Extremes Golf Outing, the winners were Harold Wilkes, Alec Purdy, Ben Henry and Marc Heibel....
AC DC

AC DC

So, here’s our AC DC story.  A contractor was laying new flooring in a Mechanical Extremes customer’s home.  He was surprised at how comfortable the owner’s home was, considering where the thermostat was set.  The owner thought he knew why.  He told the contractor...
Time to Vent

Time to Vent

Is your furnace not treating you right?  Time to vent. It may seem obvious, but adjusting vents can make a difference.  And the rules change by the season.  As we move from winter to spring to summer, now is a good time to see how simple adjustments to upstairs and...
Why to Think about a New Furnace or Air Conditioning Now

Why to Think about a New Furnace or Air Conditioning Now

Investing in new HVAC isn’t on the top of everyone’s list—unless you’re experiencing problems. And, as we all know, problems don’t schedule themselves conveniently. A furnace can quit on the coldest day of the year, or AC can fail during a heat wave.  What’s more, it...
Ideas for Your Home Addition

Ideas for Your Home Addition

When adding onto your home, changes will affect your indoor comfort – whether winter or summer or in between. “Adding on is not just more space,” says Mechanical Extremes’ Harold Wilkes. There is more too it. “For example, which direction does the addition face,...