C.R. Mechanical Services LLC

12/26/2024

We must be doing something right.

01/13/2024

Baby it’s cold outside and it is going to get colder—a lot colder! So, it is important to take steps to protect yourself and your home. Below are some suggestions for safeguarding yourself and your home. Please understand that these actions may keep your home from suffering frozen pipes and the resulting water damage. Additionally, they may protect you should there be a power outage.

Leave the cabinet doors under the sinks open in the kitchens and bathrooms when the outside temperature falls below 20 degrees. Have a fan blowing on the pipes to assist in reducing the chance of the pipes freezing. This allows warm air to circulate around the pipes, keeping them warmer. This is especially important on pipes on an outside wall.

Leave a trickle of water running from the kitchen and bathroom faucets. Allowing pipes to drip slightly relieves pressure in the plumbing system. Running water, even at a trickle, can help prevent pipes from freezing.

Insulate exposed pipes in unheated areas of your home, such as the attic, basement, or crawl spaces. Pipe insulation can help maintain a higher temperature around the pipes and possibly prevent them from freezing.

Identity and seal any drafts or leaks in windows, doors, and walls. This helps maintain a warmer indoor environment and reduces the workload on your heating system.

Keep your thermostat at a consistent temperature, even when you’re away. Avoid significant temperature fluctuations to ensure that your home remains warm and comfortable.

Leave the doors to all rooms open for more even heat distribution. If you are going to be away from home, make sure the heat is set above 55 F.

Leave ceiling fans on to aid in more even heat distribution.

Keep the garage door closed when not in use.

Limit the use of a vaporizer, as too much humidity in your home may cause the excessive moisture to freeze on the inside of the windows.

DO NOT TRY TO HEAT YOU HOME WITH THE OVEN OR BURNER ON YOU RANGE!

IF YOU USE A SPACE HEATER, BE VERY MINDFUL OF THE DANGERS OF A FIRE!

As a precaution, prepare an emergency kit with essentials such as flashlights, batteries, blankets, and non-perishable food items in case of power outages or other weather-related emergencies.

By taking these proactive steps, you can minimize the risks associated with freezing temperatures and ensure the well-being of your home and the safety of you and your family. Please stay warm and safe in this freezing winter weather!

12/13/2021

We also do boilers.

02/11/2021

Current sale:

25% off all furnace installations plus get an additional $250.00 energy rebate on qualifying furnaces. Financing available.
Furnaces as low as $75.00 a month.
Sale ends March 1st.

03/20/2020

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12/06/2019

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01/28/2019

Monday night through Thursday our area will experience temperatures and wind chills that our homes' heating systems are NOT designed for. -20 to -30-degree temperatures with wind chills into -40 and up to -50+.

Newer homes will struggle to maintain temperature and older homes will NOT maintain temperature and the temperature WILL drop while the heating system is working at full capacity.

1. Please raise the temperature in your home on Monday, 2 to 4 degrees above your normal setting.
2. Take all programmable thermostats out of setback mode and set on a permanent HOLD.
3. If you have a furnace; replace the filter.
4. Keep garage doors closed.
5. Limit opening exterior doors.
6. Make sure air vents and radiators are not blocked or obstructed.
7. If you have a 90%+ furnace and boiler: You must keep the intake and exhaust clear of ice and snow. During these cold temperatures, ice can build up. A 90%+ furnace and boiler have 2 white PVC pipes; an exhaust pipe and an intake pipe that are generally on the side or back of your home. In some instances, they are on your roof, do NOT go on your roof to clear the pipe.

If the temperature in your home is dropping and your radiators are HOT with boiler systems or you have HOT air coming out of your vents with furnaces DO NOT PANIC. Please make sure that your heating system continues to operate.

If the temperatures drop in your home, it will not be able to recover until temperatures rise and the windchill diminishes. Our heating systems cannot overcome temperatures -20 to -30 with wind chill up to -50+. They are sized to operate at 0 degrees outdoor. Put your thermostat on hold 70 degrees or higher.

To help minimize temperature loss you can boil water, make soup, or stews; they help introduce humidity and warmer temperatures into your home. DO NOT USE YOUR OVEN or a GRILL TO HEAT YOUR HOME. Please check on neighbors and elderly residents during these extreme temperatures. Stay warm and safe this week and share this with any of your family and friends.

04/15/2018

C.R. Mechanical is Hiring!

03/19/2018

Furnace and air conditioning tune ups still $69.00 for my fb friends.

03/13/2016

12/08/2014

Recent projects, fall/winter 2014.