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As the saying goes, “time and tide wait for no one.” Whether you’re prepared or not, the summer months and warmer weather are gone, moving aside for fall and cooler temps. That means here in Washington, you need to think about preparing your HVAC system for fall maintenance. Maintaining your heating and cooling equipment ensures…
Continue ReadingYour heating and cooling systems are work hard to keep you comfortable. West Mechanical shares the benefits of regularly scheduled HVAC maintenance.
Continue ReadingWith all the options available for setting your programmable thermostat, it’s easy to get confused. Of course, this defeats the purpose of a programmable thermostat––it’s designed to for you to “set it and forget it,” making your life easier. It’s worth taking the minute or two it takes to read this to clear up anything…
Continue ReadingThere are few things more annoying than running out of hot water in the middle of a shower. But don’t panic. It’s more than likely something with your hot water heater. Typically it may be something simple that you can take care of yourself. However, some things do need the assistance of a professional plumber.…
Continue ReadingPeople spend 90% of their time indoors andindoor air can be 2 to 5 times more polluted than outside air. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has indoor air quality ranked as one of the top 5 environmental dangers. It is linked to severe asthma and allergy development in children and to heart problems and lung…
Continue ReadingAside from the professionals, like ours at West Mechanical, who really thinks about air conditioners and their components? Air conditioners keep your Washington home or business cool and comfy when the outside temperatures are high, and that’s all you really need to know, right? Well, air conditioners do so much more than just cool, like…
Continue ReadingAir conditioners can help filter your home’s air and control humidity, and both of these things are important in the allergy world. It’s estimated there are now 50 million seasonal allergy sufferers in America. Properly maintaining your HVAC system is the difference between your air conditioner helping with those allergies and it aggravating them. West…
Continue ReadingWhen an air conditioner (AC) turns on and off in rather quick successions, without running for longer periods, this is called short cycling. It’s fairly common, but when it happens it means there’s something wrong with the AC. Do not leave these occurrences alone. They will increase your energy costs, usually indicate a larger problem,…
Continue ReadingWith the dog days of summer just around the corner, you may be running your AC more and more. We want to go over some of the ways that you can save money and energy with your Washington HVAC system this season. Seasonal Service and Maintenance There is simple maintenance you can do at home,…
Continue ReadingDuctless air conditioning systems can be the perfect answer for that room that’s never quite cool enough, or for that new addition you’re building. The ductless system works, obviously, with no ducts, as a traditional AC unit uses to carry air to vents. Instead, this system has an outdoor compressor unit located against the building.…
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