How you do one thing is how you do everything
A Pittsburgh master plumber on the standard he hammers hardest, why your tech is always being interviewed, and the Wahl of Excellence on a random Tuesday.
REME HALO, iWave, and UV lights: what actually works and what is a gimmick
A Pittsburgh master plumber’s honest take on REME HALO, iWave, and UV germicidal lights, what each one does, and the pairing he swears by for cleaner air.
From a Beechview basement in 1980 to today: the Wahl family story
How Wahl Family Heating, Cooling & Plumbing started in a Beechview basement in 1980, told by David Wahl, the founder’s son and now CEO.
What actually makes an AC fail early in Pittsburgh
A master plumber on what really makes an AC fail early in Pittsburgh: dirty coils, a dirty unit, bad wiring, no surge protection, and the 90 degree test.
Walk me into a basement: what separates a Wahl install
A Pittsburgh master plumber walks you through a Wahl install start to finish: load calculation, custom ductwork, triple evacuation, and commissioning.
Four Pittsburgh houses, four eras, four problems we expect
A Pittsburgh master plumber breaks down the typical problems in homes by era: pre-1940, 1940s-60s, 1970s-90s, and 2000-plus, wiring, pipe, ducts and sizing.
Trenchless vs open-cut sewer, pipe bursting, and when trenchless is oversold
A Pittsburgh master plumber’s honest take on trenchless vs open-cut sewer, why pipe bursting beats relining, and why most repairs are 20 feet or less.
The attic furnace nobody could get out (so we cut the joists and reframed)
A furnace and coil built into an attic with no way out. Here is how being a construction company let us cut the joists, reframe, and get our customer running.
AC commissioning: what we measure that nobody else does
Commissioning is what makes an AC install actually work. A Pittsburgh master plumber on every measurement we take, and what goes wrong when nobody does it.
Should you rip out radiators for forced air? Usually not.
Steam and hot water heat is the most comfortable heat there is. A Pittsburgh master plumber on why ripping out radiators for forced air is often a mistake.