Author Archives: Ed Grady

The Solution for Allergies

Grady Mechanical has the solution to your allergy problems. If you look at the video below, a significant part of allergies can come from the air quality in your home: Our solutions are the excellent line of AprilAire Whole Home … Continue reading

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Why We are Supporters of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

If you were to come in to our office and pay your bill on any Saturday a few years ago, chances were that you were served by Mike and my aunt, Sharon Grady. Sharon was one of our biggest supporters … Continue reading

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Grady Mech’s Oil Price Always Below County Average

Above is a chart showing the average price of oil for Hartford County (from data provided by the Dept of Consumer Protection) in blue and the Grady Mechanical customer oil price in red. As you can see, we are always … Continue reading

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Ask A Contractor #7

Q: When should I look into having central air conditioning installed? A: The truth of that matter is – Whenever the weather breaks! Mid-March/early April is the best time to do it, before it gets too hot. Once the A/C … Continue reading

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CUSTOMERS: Credit Card Breach DOES NOT Affect You

Dear Customers, You may have seen articles like this one that describes a very large credit card data breach from a credit card payment processor. Grady Mechanical LLC does not use the company that was breached, Global Payments Inc. Your … Continue reading

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Oil Speculators Aren’t Playing Chicken

This opinion piece in the community forum of the NASDAQ really helps explain just how speculators drive up the cost of oil. It’s worth reading: it quickly touches on everything from the Keystone XL pipeline, Dodd/Frank regulations, gas prices and … Continue reading

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CT Wants to Tax Heating Oil

There is a very concerning bill being debated in the Connecticut State Senate, SB 450, that has many deeply concerning provisions in it. The text of the bill isĀ availableĀ here, but there are two sections that are most troubling in our … Continue reading

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Nat Gas Prices Hit New Low, But Some Feel It Can’t Last

According to this article on CNN Money, natural gas prices have hit a ten year low. It details the many reasons why the price has plummeted. However, this article on the Financial Post website suggests that the price can’t last … Continue reading

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The Keystone XL Pipeline – would it help?

This article in the Christian Science Monitor looks at whether or not the contested Keystone XL Pipeline would actually help US consumers. It’s not a rosy as its proponents would have you believe. Besides the environmental concerns – which are … Continue reading

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It’s Official: Highest oil prices in a long time

This article (Oil price to hit new all time-highs, average USD 123 per barrel expected until March 2013) from The Diplomat in Romania (!!) details some facts about the price of oil and the world wide economy. Choice quote: Brent … Continue reading

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