Wash Your Cares Away!

In these tough economic times, everyone is looking for easy and affordable upgrades in their homes that add pizzazz and convenience to their lives ... give these new showering innovations a try!

New Delta In2ition Shower Head

Use the integrated In2ition shower head together or separately to get water where you need it most! With a lever positioned on the side of the showerhead, you can set the In2ition shower to one of three options: shower head and the hand shower combined, shower head only or hand shower only. The pause function on the hand shower reduces water to a trickle allowing you to conserve water while doing tasks such as lathering up or shaving your legs. And hand shower only function is useful when bathing children, rinsing your hair, washing pets, cleaning your shower or massaging sore muscles. The In2ition shower head is more than just a shower!

Kohler's Flipside Handshower Provides Function & Fun

Whether you've got five minutes or twenty-five minutes to shower, the innovative Flipside Shower gives you four functions to lift your spirits and start your day right.
The innovative Flipstream Technology offers four unique sprays ... Kotton streams a layer of dense, soft, enveloping downpour of relaxation that caresses your skin; Komotion is a drenching spray that delivers an exhilarating circular spray to refresh the senses; Kurrent provides a focused and invigorating massage spray to target tired muscles and Koverage is a traditional, everyday shower perfect for your morning shower routine. Turn your showering experience on its head!

American Standard Style... Something for Every Taste

The Monoglide hand shower offers the convenience of a multi-function hand shower with the slide of a button. Each slide of the selector button changes to the next spray setting which allows you to keep your hands out of the water stream and free for shampooing, massaging and other showering tasks. The selector button is made of easy grip material to ensure easy spray changes. In addition to all of this, the water saving head saves 20 per cent on your water useage!

In My Opinion

What a winter it has been! I can't remember in my fifty plus years (of a rather cloudy memory) a complete winter season of above average temps like we just had. Kathy and I have never felt the urge to leave this area for an extended period of time in the winter, and if every winter would be like this one, we'd probably never leave!

Anyway, we have been busy this winter preparing for the rest of the year and beyond. Our techs have been to classes and seminars boning up on everything from geothermal heating and cooling systems to high efficiency, tankless water heaters. We have been trained on items in our product mix, such as water conditioners that improve every year. We have also expanded our product offering by adding a line of fun and exciting outdoor patio fire-pit tables. These tables can be installed on your patio or deck and give you the warmth and ambiance of a gas fueled campfire right on the tabletop! And, when the fire is not burning, the pit is covered up and you have a beautiful cocktail or coffee table. These were featured in our booth at the Home and Sport Show in March and were a real hit.

We need to stay abreast with all of the changes in our industry so we can continue to provide you the best and most complete offering of products in the area and also be able to service everything we sell.

If you're thinking of upgrading your heating and air conditioning system, don't forget that the 30% income tax credit for a geothermal system is in effect until 2016. This tax credit is for 30% of the total installed cost of the complete system! A great deal! With this in play, the most efficient heating system money can buy is as almost as affordable as a conventional system.

This year feels like the state of our economy is improving and everyone we talk to seems to have a bit of a bounce to their step. We are also feeling positive and looking for a great 2012!

Kathy and I want to say thank you for your continued patronage. We so appreciate every opportunity to serve you and strive to make Modern Heating and Plumbing your one stop contractor.

For Your Family's Comfort,
Rick Michaelson 

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Click this link www.lakesTV3.com to watch “For Your Family’s Comfort” online at any time!

Or on TV 3, channel three local cable TV. 
We give you information on heating, cooling, indoor air quality and plumbing products, which will make you and your family more comfortable in your home!

Tune in to “For Your Family’s Comfort” (brought to you by Ruud Heating and AirConditioning and Modern Heating and Plumbing) showing AM and PM at 6:00, 10:00 and 2:00.

Ask the Experts

Q:  I have a new furnace and my heating bills are still high and I’m not comfortable in my home…what’s wrong?

A:  There is often more to proper installation of a heating system than just an energy efficient furnace. 

An HVAC (heating, ventilating, air conditioning) system is the equipment and the ductwork. 

Improperly sized ductwork, poor register/diffuser placement, not enough ductwork and flex duct which is “draped around” can cause uneven heating of rooms, draftiness, air noise, in-efficiency of the heating/cooling equipment, and poor indoor air quality. Another “comfort culprit” is improper levels of humidity in your home.  The correct humidity level in your home is almost as important as the temperature.

When getting proposals on an HVAC system for a new home, a remodel or an equipment upgrade, make sure that the contractor does a heat load calculation, has trained installers and is a reputable company which has longevity in the HVAC industry.

“For Your Family’s Comfort,”

Rick Michaelson

“Proudly Serving the Lakes’ Area since 1947.”

Why Choose Mitsubishi Heat Pumps?

Mitsubishi Electric HVAC products have been available in the United States for thirty years, providing exceptional, personalized comfort control while being very energy efficient. Mitsubishi ductless heat pumps offer convenience, versatility and comfort.

Mitsubishi Electric's "inverter-driven" compressor systems use refrigerant lines to connect an outdoor unit to one or more indoor air handlers. The energy efficiency within a home or building is increased by only providing the amount of heating or cooling needed for the space where the unit is installed. Advanced technologies are used to help precisely control the temperature in each room and can be set to condition only the rooms in use.

Using a wireless remote or wall-mounted controller for each space, Mitsubishi Electric systems allow a truly personal level of comfort. Environmentally friendly refrigerant (R410A), advanced filtration systems and high efficiency ratings are standard on all Mitsubishi Electric HVAC systems.
This synergy of smart design and cutting-edge environmental technology delivers true eco-comfort.

Purchase your Mitsubishi system from Modern Heating and Plumbing by the end of 2011 and receive $100 off per system!
(Residential installations only).
Call 218-847-7459.

Did You Know...

...showering accounts for 17% of water use in the home. A typical shower is 8 minutes. By cutting your shower to 5 minutes, you could save more than 80 gallons of water a week!

You're Sure To Fall in Love with Just One Touch!

With Touch₂0 Technology, it doesn't matter if you have two full hands or ten messy fingers.

Just tap anywhere on the spout or handle and the water is running. The intuitive tap technology enables you to turn the faucet on and off with just a touch.

The Touch₂0 Technology conserves water. As you are preparing food or washing up in the sink, just tap the faucet with your wrist, arm or even your elbow to keep water from running when you don't need it.

In "Touch Mode" water temperature and water flow will be whatever it was with the previous use. There is an automatic shut off feature, after four minutes, if there has been no activity.

Give us a call at 847-7459 or better yet, stop in and we'll help you choose your new kitchen faucet and sink. We're here "For Your Family's Comfort!"

Cover All Your Heating, Cooling, and Indoor Air Quality Bases

Your home is where you want to feel comfortable and here at Modern Heating and Plumbing, we put you and your home comfort first!
We recommend and install equipment that is the best fit for your home and your needs.
To feel comfortable, in your home, heating and cooling equipment needs to be sized properly and your indoor air quality (IAQ) needs to be dealt with. IAQ includes things such as:

• Temperature: Does the temperature remain constant or does it fluctuate? Are there hot and cold spots in your home? Temperature issues can be rectified with thermostats, zone dampers, ductwork changes or better furnace blowers.

• Humidity: Is it too dry or too humid in your home? Humidity can be controlled with an air conditioning system, humidifier, air exchanger or dehumidifier.

• Air borne particles: Control pollens with electronic air cleaners or HEPA filters. Control bacteria and mold with ultraviolet (UV) lights.

• Noise: Are your registers whistling? Is your furnace blower loud? Noisy mechanical systems can be silenced with upgraded blower motors and whistling can be silenced by turning down blower speed or the proper sizing of ductwork. Your heating and cooling equipment, of course, plays a major role in overall home comfort.

• Maintenance: Do you have your furnace and air conditioning system cleaned and serviced on a regular basis? Do you check and change your filters…one inch filters should be checked monthly and a four to five inch thick filter is generally good for up to 6 months. Maintained equipment runs more efficiently and you increase its longevity. For those of you who don't want to remember to have your equipment serviced, Modern Heating and Plumbing does offer heating and cooling maintenance contracts.

• Equipment: Does your furnace or air conditioner need to be replaced? Or does it need up-grading? If your equipment has been well maintained, air conditioning can last up to 15 years and furnaces up to 20 years…but issues of economic obsolescence apply. When weighing the costs and benefits of repairing or replacing older equipment, with more efficient HVAC equipment keep in mind fuels costs; rebates from manufacturers and utility companies; high-efficient, properly sized equipment increases over-all comfort; new equipment is quieter; new equipment has warranties and new equipment is easier on our environment.

Let Modern Heating and Plumbing help you hit a home comfort home run! Give us a call at 218-847-7459.

Repair or Replace...Now that is the Question!

Does your furnace, air conditioner or heat pump need repair or should it be replaced and upgraded?
If your equipment has been well maintained, air conditioning systems can last up to fifteen years and heating equipment around twenty years…however, issues of economic obsolescence apply.
When weighing the costs and benefits of repair versus replacing older equipment with more energy efficient HVAC equipment, keep in mind fuel costs, rebates from manufacturers and rebates from utility companies.
Another thought is cooling equipment, which still uses the old refrigerant R-22, is going to become more expensive to charge. R-22 is being phased out because of environmental concerns with the Ozone layer. Because it is being phased out, a pound of this refrigerant is becoming increasingly expensive.
New equipment which is properly sized and properly installed increases your overall comfort, is quieter, less expensive to run, has warranties and is green for the environment.

"For Your Family's Comfort," receive an additional 15% off on equipment purchased by June 1, 2012. Call 218-847-7459.

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Good-bye Sweaty Toilet!

Summer is the season for backyard barbeques, days at the beach and family vacations. Unfortunately, sweating toilets are another sign of the season. In fact, every summer millions of homeowners have to deal with toilets "perspiring" puddles of water onto their bathroom floors.

The problem, of sweating toilets, is more than just a nuisance.
The water dripping off the toilet can seep under the flooring causing the flooring to bubble, it can rot the sub floor, stain baseboard and seep up sheet rock ruining the wall.

When the weather gets hot and humid there is lots of moisture in the air. Water entering the toilet tank is somewhere between 50-60 degrees Fahrenheit. When the warm, moist air hits the cold, porcelain toilet tank, the air condenses and turns to water and begins to drip onto the floor.

There are a few remedies for sweating toilet tanks. The first being to run your air conditioning system to remove the humidity in the air and lower the temperature of the air… decreasing the difference in temperature between the air and the cold toilet tank.

Not everyone has air conditioning and sometimes it isn't quite warm enough to run it so there are a couple of other options. Most toilet manufacturers offer insulated toilet tanks as an option. An insulated toilet tank keeps the warm air from being in direct contact with the cold toilet tank. An insulated tank will increase the price of the toilet by around $50-75. Another option is to install a tempering valve in the water supply line. A tempering valve warms the cold water by adding some hot water into the line. Adjustable tempering valves are a better way to go, as you can adjust the amount of warm water being added and even completely shut the valve off when sweating toilets are not a problem.

"For Your Family's Comfort," stop by Modern Heating and Plumbing's showroom for all your plumbing needs. We're located at 1040 Randolph Road in Detroit Lakes.

Jim and Jeff did an outstanding job installing our fireplace!"
      --S.C., Detroit Lakes