The Mechanical Room

The November episode is upon us, and we have a lot to be thankful for at #TheMechanicalRoom - Our guest this month is the incomparable Roger Wakefield! We discuss a wide range of topics including elevating the plumbing game as a whole, and his favorite brand of blue jeans. Roger is larger than life, and this interview was a ton of fun. #ShowUsYourPipe Thanks to Josh from Lyall, Thresher & Asso...

It's the October episode of #TheMechanicalRoom, and Sokaris and Pryce are as off-the-wall as usual. Our guest this month is Adam Gordon,  @gordonbotplumbing  on IG, and a growing presence in the HVAC community! We chat about a wide ranging amount of topics both in, out and around the industry. Adam is one of the most interesting guys and has a fascinating backstory. Check it out! #ShowUsYourPi...

The Mechanical Room - S3E8 Aiden Divelbiss, Safe Venting Enthusiast Aiden is an up-and-coming rock star in the HVAC world, and man, is his future bright! We chat with him, have the same insane banter as usual, and give the #ShowUsYourPipe prize to the industry legends at Impetus Plumbing and Heating! Enjoy!

We've got a rollicking September episode of The Mechanical Room for all y'all Canucks! Not only is Curt from Pacific Clean Air our guest, but Dan Smith, Calgary's favorite son, sits in with Mike & Matt for the full episode! You'll be ready to summit Kilimanjaro after this episode!

The Mechanical Room - S3E7 - Jasen Laws, BDR The boys from Centrotherm are back with the July episode of The Mechanical Room. This month's guest is Jasen Laws, head coach & trainer for BDR. https://www.bdrco.com/ #ShowUsYourPipe Congrats to Next Gen for winning our July #ShowUsYourPipe competition! These videos had us cracking up, while also showing how light + fast InnoFlue Flex is - LETS...

Welcome back to the reunited Mechanical Room team! Schedules have been hectic, and we've done some off-the-cuff IG live #TMR interviews, but we're back in studio for June! Our guest is John Akhoin - president and founder of Rooter Hero. #ShowUsYourPipe June 2023 Midwestern Mechanical What a great bank of AO Smiths - two, in fact! Very clean installation done personally by Bryan Hermanson o...

The March episode of The Mechanical Room is jam-packed with amazing stuff. Not only do we welcome our first in-studio guest, there are endless highlights, clips, and references galore. Erica Levasseur, territory manager for Intellihot, joins us for a conversation about HVAC best practices, sales, the value chain, and tattoos Buddy Felt takes home our #ShowUsYourPipe victory for March And, there is...

Welcome back to The Mechanical Room - Mike Sokaris makes his triumphant return to welcome in Brandon Hart of Etna Supply, give away the #ShowUsYourPipe winner and yuk it up with Matthew in a most juvenile way.  #ShowUsYourPipe Smart Element Heating & Cooling https://www.instagram.com/p/CpK-PNRLhGg/

Michael Sokaris is back for the November episode of The Mechanical Room.  Our guest is Beth Ladd - VP for Innovation at the American Supply Association. We met her at last week's NETWORK22 conference in Chicago, and couldn't wait to have her on the podcast!    #showusyourpipe  - November 2022 Streamkey Inc. streamkey.com/  https://www.linkedin.com/posts/streamkey-inc_plumb...

Another classic episode of The Mechanical Room! With Mike Sokaris on the road, Joel Dzekciorius, CEO, stepped in to help this week!   Our guest: Rob Kwiczak RNJ Mechanical Shuswap, BC - Canada @rnj_mechanical North Shuswap Lions Club ] https://e-clubhouse.org/sites/northshuswap/page-9.php    ShowUsYourPipe Winner Foundry Mechanical  An amazing NTI installation featuring loads o...

The August edition of The Mechanical Room is another one for the books!   Both Mike & Matthew took some summer vacations to Greece and saw the sights and sounds of Kephalonia, Athens & beyond Definitely some fun travel talk and content made along the way!    Our interview subject is HVAC PR Guru Dan Vastyan - coming to us live from Cody, Wyoming, we talk about a ton of thing...

The September episode is live!  And, boy, do we cover a lot this month!    First, our guest is Jon Fruetel - President of Mechanical Resource Group out of Nashville, TN. We chat about the sales process, his favorite manufacturers, and his surprising musical favorites!    2000th IG Follower Giveaway!  We ran a contest recently to celebrate 2000 followers of our Instagr...

The July edition of The Mechanical Room is a very special episode. Not only do we chat with Shawn Marshall, technical lead for Navien, but we also check in with Episode 5 guest Matt Gritman, and Kirstyn and Liz from Navien too.   After the interview, Mike Sokaris & Shawn take us on a full tour of the facility and yuk it up in our usual fashion.    Thanks so much to Shawn, Kirsty...

Season 2 - Episode 6 Join Michael Sokaris and Matthew Pryce of Centrotherm Eco Systems another incredible installment of #TheMechanicalRoom  Our Guest: Ben Thomson @HVAC_Strong Prince George, BC  June #ShowUsYourPipe Winner NTI Boilers! https://www.instagram.com/p/CeCDknAO1SR/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CeWwqzNO2zk/ https://anchor.fm/themechanicalroom https://linktr.ee/Centrotherm

2022 - 05 Season 2 - Episode 5   Join Michael Sokaris and Matthew Pryce of Centrotherm Eco Systems another incredible installment of #TheMechanicalRoom Our Guest: Ben Poole hvactactical.com May #ShowUsYourPipe Winner Cory Page // @Hydro_tech510 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd7B5vyJUzb/  https://anchor.fm/themechanicalroom​ https://linktr.ee/Centrotherm

The Mechanical Room - April 2022 Season 2 - Episode 4 Join Michael Sokaris and Matthew Pryce of Centrotherm Eco Systems another incredible installment of #TheMechanicalRoom Our Guest: Colton Henkowski @viking_pipefitter Viega April #ShowUsYourPipe Winner RNJ Mechanical https://www.instagram.com/p/CcRdpPHJ6xU/ @rnj_mechanical https://anchor.fm/themechanicalroom​ https://linktr.ee/Centrotherm

The Mechanical Room - 2022 - 03 Season 2 - Episode 3   Join Michael Sokaris and Matthew Pryce of Centrotherm Eco Systems for another installment of The Mechanical Room.    Our Guest:   Gary McCreadie https://www.hvacknowitall.com/ @HVACKnowitall March #ShowUsYourPipe OG Venter Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Victor Pregal @oakdaleplumbingheating   https://anchor.fm/theme...

The Mechanical Room - Episode 14 2022 - 02 Season 2 - Episode 2 Join Michael Sokaris and Matthew Pryce of Centrotherm Eco Systems for the next episode of The Mechanical Room.    Our Guest:   Dr. Anirban Basu Chairman & CEO Sage Policy Group, Inc. https://sagepolicy.com/ Feb #ShowUsYourPipe Winner Cory Page @Hydro_tech510 https://www.instagram.com/p/CZyROteLvVt/  https://anc...

The Mechanical Room - Episode 13 2022 - 01 Join Michael Sokaris and Matthew Pryce of Centrotherm Eco Systems for the premiere of Season 2 of The Mechanical Room.   Our Guest: Ryan Kiscaden Manager - Sales Enablement Watts Water Technologies https://wattswater.com/  #ShowUsYourPipe​ January Winner Somatic HVAC https://www.somatichvac.com/ Burnaby,  BC https://www.linkedin.com/posts/j...

The Mechanical Room - Episode 12 2021 - 12 Join Michael Sokaris and Matthew Pryce of Centrotherm Eco Systems for the final installment of The Mechanical Room's first season. Centrotherm Password & Holiday Spectacular We thought we'd have a little fun so we invited a few friends on the show this month for a game show. Team 1 - Cara Rupp & Dennis Ellis via for the crown against Team 2 - JJ B...

The Mechanical Room - Episode 11 11.2021 Join Michael Sokaris and Matthew Pryce of Centrotherm Eco Systems for the November 2021 installment of The Mechanical Room.  Our Guest: Michael Flynn IG: @Flynnstone1 #ShowUsYourPipe​ November Winner All Pro Mechanical Winnipeg, MB https://allpromech.ca/ https://anchor.fm/themechanicalroom https://linktr.ee/Centrotherm

The Mechanical Room - Episode 10 2021 - 10 Join Michael Sokaris and Matthew Pryce of Centrotherm Eco Systems for the second installment of The Mechanical Room.  Our Guest: Steve "Wheels" Wieland Mid-Atlantic Sales Manager  - NTI Ski Instructor Greeting Card Marketer Scuba Diver Baker #ShowUsYourPipe​ October Winner PSI, Inc. https://psivail.com/ https://anchor.fm/themechanicalroom​ https...

The Mechanical Room - Episode 9 2021 - 09 Join Michael Sokaris and Matthew Pryce of Centrotherm Eco Systems for the ninth installment of The Mechanical Room.    Our Guests: Adam Hedden https://www.instagram.com/ahedden009/  Matthew Reid https://www.instagram.com/mreid_equipcohydronic/ Equipco LTD equipcoltd.com #ShowUsYourPipe​ September Winner Tyler Dynes Farr Mechanical Ontario CA...

The Mechanical Room - Episode 8 2021 - 08 Join Michael Sokaris and Matthew Pryce of Centrotherm Eco Systems for the August edition of The Mechanical Room.    Our Guest: Colin Sadler President / Owner / Tech Guru John Sadler Plumbing & Heating British Columbia, BC - Canada #ShowUsYourPipe​ August Winner John Sadler Plumbing https://www.instagram.com/johnsadlerplumbingandheating/ https...

The Mechanical Room - Episode 7 2021 - 07  Join Michael Sokaris and Matthew Pryce of Centrotherm Eco Systems for the next installment of The Mechanical Room.    Our Guest: Dennis Ellis Production Manager Centrotherm Eco Systems, Albany NY #ShowUsYourPipe​ July Winner TM Sales Inc. Live Fire Training Room Arvada, CO https://www.tmsalesinc.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tmsalesin...