The Anchor Mechanical Company Blog

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Ensuring Your HVAC System is Summer-Ready

Ensure your home stays cool and comfortable all summer long with our comprehensive HVAC preparation guide. From checking thermostats to scheduling professional tune-ups, we cover everything you need for a smooth-running air conditioning system.

Why Regular HVAC Maintenance Is Essential for Your Home

Your HVAC system plays a crucial role in your home’s comfort. But did you know that regular maintenance can extend its life, improve energy efficiency, and ensure better air quality? Dive into our blog to learn more.

Maintenance Checklist: 5 Things to Do to Keep Your HVAC & Plumbing Ready for Winter

It’s the time of year when homeowners should take the time to perform some routine—but crucial—maintenance on their homes. Here are five things you can do to ensure your HVAC and plumbing systems are ready for winter. Be ready, so you don’t have to get ready!

4 Money-saving Tips to Cut Your Winter Energy Bills

Energy prices are growing rapidly, regardless of the type used for heating. This can be a huge bump in energy costs. Here are four money-saving tips to help you reduce your energy usage—and hopefully your bills—this winter.

Six Signs Your Furnace Heat Exchanger Has Gone Bad

Furnaces rely on a heat exchanger to provide warm air throughout your home. It is an essential part of your heating system, and any issues with it will not only lead to a breakdown of your furnace but also pose serious risks to the health and safety of your home. Here are signs to look for.

3 Tips to Prep Your Home Heating System for Winter

Although fall has just started, it’s never too early to prepare your home for winter. Just like in summer, your home HVAC needs to work a little harder during winter to keep your home at a comfortable temperature. Here are three things you can do today to prep your home heating system for winter.

3 Tips to Prepare Your Plumbing for Winter

Winter can be harsh so it’s smart to check your plumbing system now and not when it actually gets too cold to do something that could prevent serious damages. Here are three tips to help you make sure your plumbing can handle whatever punishment winter dishes out.

How to Maintain Your Well Pump

If you live in a less densely populated area, there’s a good chance you’re using a well for your water instead of a municipal water supply. Well water is great because it’s not treated with any harsh chemicals, instead relying on natural filtration or at least a filter system connected to your home’s plumbing.

5 Signs It’s Time to Replace Your Water Heater

All good things have to come to an end eventually, and unfortunately, that includes water heaters. Out of all the appliances in the house, a water heater is most likely to be forgotten…until something goes wrong and you no longer have hot water. Today’s water heaters...

Do You Need Water Treatment?

If you’ve ever had a flooded basement, you might have learned at the time that either you needed a sump pump or that your sump pump was broken. Of course, it was probably too late by that point.