Air Mechanical, Inc. Blog

Regardless of whether your existing thermostat has run into trouble or not, you can benefit tremendously from installing a WIFI thermostat for home heating and air conditioning control. A Honeywell WIFI thermostat has programmable settings much like any modern digital thermostat.

Your kitchen sink sees a lot of action: dirty dishes, dirty pans from cooking, basic washing and drying. With this much work, you likely have to make some kind of repairs at some point. Because of the type of use your kitchen plumbing sees, there are a few common problems that occur fairly regularly with kitchen plumbing.

Modern building codes, security standards, and health codes emphasize safety, which is why we have locks on the doors of our homes, vents over the oven, and handrails in public restrooms. Without modern advancements in technology and government regulations in manufacturing and construction...

It gets cold in Minnesota, and if you work in a garage, you know that without heat, a garage in sub-freezing temperatures is not much more than a lean-to. However, there are some choices to make before installing a new garage heater, as we’ll explain below.

A sump pump can help protect your home from flooding if you live in an area with a high water table or if your home is in an area prone to flash floods. A sump pump may be a necessary installation for homes in your area, but it’s still quite probable that a flood...

Have you ever come home to a cold house in the middle of winter and wish you’d gotten some kind of message from your heating system that a problem developed before the chill set in? .

There are numerous different traditional songs associated with Christmas—but there is only one song that comes to mind immediately when people think of New Year’s Eve: “Auld Lang Syne.” It is hard to find a New Year’s Eve party where people won’t leap into singing...

Many holiday traditions involve the story of Santa Claus, the lovable old man who spends most of his time at the North Pole taking a single evening to deliver presents and candy to children everywhere. But since Santa Claus is so elusive (unless he happens to be visiting your local shopping mall)...

There's still time to take advantage of federal tax credits for high efficiency furnace, air conditioning, and heat pump models. If you have an old system that is 15 years old or more, a new system can save you an average of $350-$650 annually on your utility costs. And you can qualify for up to $500 in tax credits!

When weather reports detail the relative humidity outdoors, most people pay no attention. But if you’re way more concerned with the temperature than you are with the amount of moisture in the air, you may be missing out on a chance to better control your climate...

Just as you maintain your cooling and heating systems, you should also maintain your home’s plumbing systems. Plumbing problems can be messy and incur water damage, and certain types of plumbing repairs can be very costly. How can maintenance help prevent these types of things?

There can be some concern in regard to repairing geothermal systems because of how the system is set up. As such, one of the main concerns is how frequently do geothermal systems need repair? The answer is: very infrequently. Not only are geothermal systems made to be durable...