New Year’s celebrations are a time to set goals that you believe you can reach in 2016. Unfortunately, too many people give up on their resolutions because they are not always so easy to achieve. Saving money is a common resolution for many people going into the new year, but assuming you’ll find success on the stock market might not be a reasonable expectation.

We know that calling an HVAC company for a holiday gift for your loved ones probably isn’t at the top of your list of ideas. But just wait until you hear about the features of a professionally-installed Honeywell Wi-Fi thermostat.

If you’ve ever experienced flooding in your home, you know that preventive action is the only way to go. No homeowner wants to deal with the mess that results from a flood or the potential health troubles that can arise if mold has a chance to develop.

As the weather changes, our bodies become more susceptible to illnesses like the common cold or even the flu. Eating the right foods, getting enough sleep, and staying warm can help to prevent illness to an extent. But upgrading your HVAC system can do even more, since the quality of the air you breathe has so much to do with your health.

It’s tough to choose between different options for large systems like hot water heaters because the decision you make can affect your home for years and even decades to come. We’d like to help make the process a little easier by telling you a bit about the pros and cons of tank and tankless hot water heaters.

Here at Air Mechanical, Inc., we know that installing a new furnace can be a difficult decision with a lot of new terminology to decipher. Choosing a system may mean learning a little bit about heat loads and sizing, but we recommend you let a technician figure out those parts for you.

Our whole-home heating specialists are often faced with the task of helping homeowners find a single-room solution for a space without any ducts. If you’re having the same issue, we’ve put together some of our best advice of what to install without going through the hassle of installing ductwork.

Furnaces built today are quite safe when installed by professionals, but it’s possible that your furnace is not in the best shape it can be. Modern furnaces have various safety controls that prevent gas leaks and fire hazards.

You may have heard someone complain about the effects of “hard water” before. Some people claim that if the water they use to wash their hair is what’s known as hard water, it makes their hair feel dry and brittle.

Sump pumps are a valuable tool for homeowners with high water tables and a history of home floods. This simple device pumps water to the outdoors before it has a chance to damage your property, and it should hold up for many years without many problems.

Many homeowners look for ways to save money during a heating installation, but hiring an amateur to put in the system is not the way to do this. There are other ways to save money—financing your system, for example, and choosing an efficient unit that saves you money each month so that the total cost of operation is low.

Do you feel that it’s time for a brand new heating system? Poor performance, low efficiency, sudden breakdowns, and ineffective heat distribution from an outdated heating unit are a few of the reasons that homeowners decide to upgrade.

Have you ever turned up the temperature on the thermostat in your home only to have a family member turn it back down again minutes later? Larger households generally share this experience if there is no zone control system in place.

Many people don't call a plumber until there is a major problem with the pipes or fixtures in their homes. But plumbers do more than just fix pipes. They can also install many optional plumbing components, including those which can actually prevent plumbing damages from occurring in the first place.

As the seasons change, it is helpful to have a top-of-the-line thermostat. Your thermostat can make it difficult to adjust the temperature to your preferred setting, or it can give you complete control over the temperature even when you are far from home.

Your air conditioner is finally getting a break, and it’s time to get your heating system running full time again. But if your heater has not been properly maintained, it could have poor efficiency, undesirable performance, or even some concerning safety issues.

One of the best ways to save money, time, and hassle on your home heating system this year is to schedule a heating maintenance visit with a trained professional. Your heater is an intricate system, and it probably got a lot of use last winter.

Air conditioning and heating systems don’t tend to malfunction only when it’s convenient to replace them. Sometimes, an older air conditioner only starts to fail just as the cooling season is ending, when you’ll only need to use it for a few more weeks anyway.

You may know already that there is a chemical blend called refrigerant that pumps through your air conditioner (also sometimes referred to as Freon). And you also may have heard that “topping off” the refrigerant can help an air conditioner to perform better. But for the most part, filling up a system with more refrigerant won’t address the actual problem.

When you notice a small drain clog in your home, there are a couple of things you can try without calling a plumber for help. For drains that are moving a little slowly, there could just be some minor buildup in the drains, which a mixture of baking soda followed by vinegar may be able to help.

Dusting the bookshelves, scrubbing the refrigerator, and vacuuming the rug are cleaning tasks that make your living space neat and can help remove contaminants like bacteria. While you scrub and organize your home regularly, there’s one cleaning task many homeowners skip over that could save a lot of money.

Your air conditioner works hard in the summer to keep you cool. Could yours be working harder than it needs to be?

Eventually, any air conditioner will need to be replaced. But if your unit is not yet anywhere near its expected lifespan, but you still feel that it is not performing up to your standards, you might benefit from making one of the following upgrades.

It’s a fairly stressful time when an air conditioning system breaks down. A hot, humid summer is difficult to get through for very long without a good air conditioner in place. You definitely won’t want to deal with any more AC problems for a long time after you go through the trouble of replacing the unit.

Bathroom plumbing issues are the last thing you want to have to deal with in your home. If sewage backs up through your drains or if there is a sudden leak from your shower, you may have to drop everything just to schedule repairs.

A quality air conditioning system can make it feel like there is a winter chill in the air, but the system itself is not actually supposed to freeze. Many homeowners who experience cooling issues this summer will take a look at their air conditioners only to find that the unit seems to have frozen over.

Around this time of year, you start running your air conditioner often enough to tell if there is an issue with the system. This may be a big problem—like an air conditioner that shuts off shortly after you turn it on—or it may be a smaller problem like an odd noise.

When your family members can’t seem to stop coughing and sneezing throughout the day, you know that allergy season has hit. It can be tough to keep your allergy symptoms under control, especially when they are just as bad indoors as when you are outside.

If you haven’t scheduled air conditioning maintenance yet today, now is the time. The weather is finally heating up, and a maintenance visit may do wonders for your home comfort in the spring and summer.

How long has your air conditioner been a part of your home? 10 years? 15? Many homeowners aren’t even sure of the age of their AC unit, especially if it was a part of the home at the time of purchase