Keeping you warm in the winter and cool in the summer are Mechanical Extreme’s top priorities. But furnace and air conditioners are complicated by a myriad of interlocking parts and sophisticated electronics. From time to time, they need love. Ignore them and you...
Extreme Comfort Plans are about keeping you warm in the winter and cool in the summer---and avoiding costly repairs. Each plan features a sliding scale of Tune-Ups included. What follows is a real life story at one of them. The Mechanical Extremes tech spotted a...
Mechanical Extremes’ top priority is the proper heating and cooling of your home. Your thermostat should be something you set and forget. Then, reality steps in. To achieve top performance, today’s furnaces, air conditioners, and control devices are not just...
Who hasn’t experienced this? Someone takes a long shower and leaves you to freeze until the hot water heater recovers. That scenario is a thing of the past with a Navien tankless hot water heater. It never runs out of hot water for showers, the dishwasher, or...
Is good customer service a thing of the past? It's alive and well at Mechanical Extremes. Harold and Stacey Wilkes and their team are committed to exceed your expectations. In this video, Stacey tells what happens if you need emergency help, as well as the plan for...
You set your thermostat at 70, the furnace runs, but the house just won’t warm up. What’s up with that? A fix could be simple—change your furnace filter. When a dirty filter is the culprit, air does not flow through smoothly. That can overheat the furnace and cause...
We pay attention to the purity of the water we drink and the food we eat. But what about the air we breathe? Unseen to the eye, inside air can harbor bacteria, viruses and pathogens. Add to that dust, pet dander and odors. How to control it? There’s good news. The...
“Snap, crackle and pop!” Being so close to Battle Creek, we know all about the Rice Krispies ad slogan. But the same phrase could also apply to an unpleasant aspect of the long Michigan winter. Walk across the room, touch a light switch and you get your own snap,...
A customer looked out in distress at his shiny new air conditioning unit. Mechanical Extremes had installed it in the fall, and now, this! The first real blast of winter had caked the unit with ice and capped it with snow. The customer thought about the investment...
Mechanical Extremes wishes you a very Merry Christmas. We are grateful to our customers, suppliers, staff and all who are part of our world. Looking back, there is much to cherish. We value all our relationships every day of the year. During this season of giving,...
What happens when you need an emergency repair and aren’t prepared for it financially? A Mechanical Extremes customer found herself in this dilemma recently, and here is her story. Hot water is an amenity you don’t think about very much until it’s not there. When...
Total outstanding federal student loan debt is a staggering $1.59 trillion. How long does it take to pay off a student loan? And who pays if the borrower can’t? Anyone considering college will want to consider the cost, and what he or she really wants out of a...
No, a mini-split is not a ballet routine your daughter might learn. It solves big heating and cooling problems in a small way. Let’s say you’re adding on to your home, but no way can you run HVAC ductwork to the new area. A mini split system works without ductwork...
Lurking in the air of your home is what you can see, like dust--but also nasties you can't see. The Air Scrubber by Aerus removes surface and airborne contaminants including VOCs, odors, dust, pet dander, and other allergens. The system uses the proprietary...
Your thermostat gives you a choice--fan on, off, or auto. What's best? Harold Wilkes says leave it on all the time if your furnace and/or AC has a DC variable speed motor. If not, you can still leave the fan running for extended periods during the day. But why not...
