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Which Water Heater Upgrades Are Right For You?

Find the Right Solution for Your Home in Pittsburgh, PA Are you struggling with no hot water, inconsistent hot water, or your water doesn’t get hot enough? Use this guide to identify which water heater upgrade or solution best fits your home. If you answer “yes” to a question, follow the recommended path. START HERE … [Read More]

Thinking About a Tankless Water Heater? Read this First.

Oh, hot water, we adore you. The steamy showers, the sanitized dishes, the miraculously-white-again t-shirts. But here’s the deal: We’re starting to think our love is unrequited. After all, you tend to disappear quickly. Sure, we just started both the dishwasher and a load of towels—but is that really an excuse to run out on … [Read More]

Traditional vs. Tankless Water Heaters

On a scale from cold coffee to world hunger, running out of hot water is most definitely toward the first-world-problems end of the spectrum. Still, that doesn’t make the experience any less frustrating or any more comfortable. Even the morning-person-est of morning people is likely to scream a swear word or two when the shower … [Read More]

DIY Water Heater Installs: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Since you’re reading this post, we can guess a few things about you: Here’s the truth: If you have some intermediate-level home improvement skills, you can (probably) pull off a water heater install. But there are some common, potentially dangerous problems do-it-yourselfers seem to have. And if you make a mistake or the unit malfunctions … [Read More]

What’s the Difference Between a Water Heater, Furnace, and Boiler?

OK, let’s be honest: No homeowner loves making calls to home service companies. If you’re on the phone with an HVAC guy, for example, there’s a good chance it’s because something’s not working the way it should (or at all)… which means you have to “deal with” getting it fixed. And by “deal with,” we … [Read More]

How to Reset an Electric Water Heater in Two Easy Steps

Picture this. It’s a subzero Monday morning. You’ve hit the snooze button six times—and if it weren’t for your spouse threatening to suffocate you in your sleep, you would’ve hit it a seventh time. Instead, you sigh deeply, toss back the covers, and scurry to the bathroom. You turn on the shower, wait for the glorious … [Read More]

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