800-355-7061Incredible Anniversary Deal on MILJOCO Thermometers and Gauges
In celebration of our 20th-year in business, we are offering our MILJOCO thermometers and gauges at the prices from when Mechanical Equipment first started! Yes, we are significantly rolling back the prices on these essential products. For the month of June, you can buy these MILJOCO ISO 9001 certified items at roll-back prices: Standard MILJOCO 9” Thermometer with 3.5” stem, model SX935 for $25.00or $29.00 with a standard neck brass well, model
Win a Truck, Motorcycles, or $50,000 in Cash at Our Third Annual Golf Outing
You really don’t want to miss this one! Save August 15th in your calendar for our 3rd Annual Mechanical Equipment Customer Appreciation Golf Outing. 2019 is our 20-year anniversary, so we are going above and beyond with prizes and fun. Come and take a shot for a chance to choose one of 3 prizes in our Hole-in-One Contest, a 2019 Ford F-150 Pick-Up Truck or His & Hers Harley Motorcycles
Welcome Our Newest Team Member – Pat Tucker
We are happy to announce that Pat Tucker has joined the Mechanical Equipment team as a Sales Engineer. Pat has a long history in the commercial HVAC business. He started with a pipefitter apprenticeship right out of high school and was able to work his way up the ranks quickly in each of his positions. He became the Piping Superintendent at Murphy & Miller in Chicago, supervising apprentices, journeymen and
New & Improved Inventory Control System
We have implemented a new inventory control system at Mechanical Equipment to make it easier for you to track your orders with us. To make it easier to track your orders, our packing slips will now include the UPS tracking numbers, as well as a hot link, to click and check the status of your order. If you want to received an email copy of the packing list, with the
Celebrating Mechanical Equipment’s 20 Year Anniversary
We are beyond excited to be celebrating our 20-year anniversary this month. We want to thank all of our customers and employees who have supported us in our growth thus far. We are honored to have earned your business and loyalty. We interviewed our founder, Dennis O’Shaughnessy on what has changed over the past 20 years and where the company is going from here. What prompted you to start
Breaking Down Turndown in Commercial Boilers
One of our most trusted brands, Patterson-Kelley, provided us with this great explanation breaking down turndown in commercial boilers. Boilers are rated on thermal efficiency, which is simply the chemical energy added to the boiler, divided by the energy added to the boiler water. As more energy is transferred from the hot gas into the boiler water, the thermal efficiency increases and the temperature of the hot gas decreases. Turndown ratio
Turning up Turndown for Better Commercial Boiler Efficiency
As an owner or as a design engineer, you want to be sure that your boiler selection will operate at peak efficiency, under all conditions. Thermal efficiency is simply the chemical energy added to the boiler, divided by the energy added to the boiler water. As more energy is transferred from the hot gas into the boiler water, the thermal efficiency increases and the temperature of the hot gas decreases. Turndown
Meet Our “Go-To Guy”
You know how every company has a “Go-To Guy”? The one with all of the answers? Well, at Mechanical Equipment our “Go-To Guy” is Dean Powrozek. Have you talked with him lately? You should, because he’s a tremendous resource that’s available to our customers for consultations on projects, products specs, and product recommendations. How did Dean get to be so knowledgeable? As Operation Manager for Mechanical Equipment, helping with Inside
Best Practices for Boiler Maintenance
Do you take care of your boilers, with a regular maintenance program? If not, you should. Boilers, like cars or any other mechanical devices, are subject to wear and tear. They need adequate maintenance, to ensure that they don’t break down because if they do, it’s guaranteed NOT to be at a convenient time to repair it. Waiting until something breaks down before repairing and maintaining it, always ends up