Best Electric Furnace Installation in Pittsburgh PA

We had what we hoped was a minor leak.  Thanks to Express Plumbing's knowledge and expertise they discovered a crack in the pipe which extended up the inside wall and curved into the ceiling.  It was not easy to detect the extent and we feel fortunate it was their years of experience and knowledge that found the extent of the problem.    They were prompt in arriving onsite.   Upon arrival they wore footwear covering over their rather clean shoes I might add, although it was a dry day and I said you don't have to, they said, no, it's our protocol.    We totally trust them and would highly recommend them to you.  Price point was very reasonable for the several hour job from start to finish.  Friendly.  Professional.  Knowledgeable.   Trustworthy - and they explained what they are doing every step.   It was not an easy job too numerous reasons to explain.   Number one in our books and we will recommend to all in our community.  Thank you so much!

I called Lakewood Mechanical after waking up to my furnace not working on a 30 degree morning. They had a repair person at my house within hours, diagnosed the problem and made the repair. Fast and friendly service!

Was told to call office for phone consultation. Office had no idea what was being requested and gave attitude and snippy remarks when explaining the project. I had yelp narrow project down for contractors providing free estimates. This company said it is $79 for them to 'look' at the project.

Professional installation of a Mitsubishi heat pump. Showed up promptly and did a great job. Cleaned up afterwards. Great guys to deal with. Highly recommend them. Prices were reasonable too.

Matt was great! Very professional, courteous and personable. He inspected the furnace and let me know what condition it was in. He also looked around the basement for leaks and any other potential plumbing and heating problem and wrote up a report with recommendations. Since I have a service account with Sullivan, there was no charge for the visit. I would certainly use this company again, and have recommended them to others.

Cleaned and serviced our Mitsubishi mini split units throughout our house. We just moved and I had never had them before and the technician was so patient and polite with his responses to all of my questions. He took his time and inspected our outdoor unit, cleaned the filters for all 4 indoor units, put them back, and cleaned the drain line for an insanely low price ($75-$99 if I remember correctly). I was very pleased with this service and glad I found them, because we did not know who installed the mini splits and most companies declined to work on them if they did not install them.

This company stole $100 from us and then would not provide the dye test results. It was arranged by our real estate agent when selling our home in Braddock Hills. We no longer live in Pittsburgh, so we had to trust this recommendation from a distance, as we would not be in town yet for the closing when the dye test was done.

The first tip off should have been the fact that they would not accept credit cards, so there is really no way to get the money back. After supposedly performing the test, they informed the agent some work would need to be done, but didn't provide any further details. They would not return calls to the agent or us. I called several times and as soon as I brought up the address of the home, I was hung up on. When I called back and gave the woman the benefit of the doubt by saying I think we got disconnected, she told me WELL MAYBE IF YOU WASN'T SO RUDE I WOULDN'T HAVE TO HANG UP ON YOU. I asked for a supervisor but was just hung up on again. They kept the money and never provided any other information. Because we were in a hurry and selling from out of town, we couldn't do much.

I realize this review might sound like there is a missing part of the story, but it really is that strange. They supposedly did the test, left the agent a message about work and wouldn't return any other calls. You would think they would have wanted to at least try to rip us off on the supposed work that needed to be done!

We had a major gas leak and gave them a call.  Dave was great and had Dan at our house the next morning.  They identified the leaking areas, replaced components and did it all at a reasonable price and FAST.  No leaks, don't smell gas any more and I'm delighted with the service!

I cannot recommend this company enough. They are as good as it gets. They are quick, efficient, communicative, and honest - all things that are really important when it comes to hourly contracting work.

I called Mx Mechanical to help me fix my broken heater in my apartment. I technically had two broken heaters at this point but initially wasn't willing to fix the second one (it had been broken since I moved in), but Zsolt did such a great job on the first one that I asked him to fix my older one. He was thorough, went above and beyond, and I am really happy with his work.

I'd recommend Zsolt and Mx Mechanical to anyone.

Tom deserves all 5 stars. He was professional and fixed my plumbing issue ASAP with no problems. He didn't charge me an arm and a leg like most large plumbing companies probably would. He made it a priority and when he told me he would be here at 8:30 am he pulled into the driveway exactly on time. I didn't have to call an 800# and push prompts and talk to a robot; he took my first call. I highly recommend and will be calling him again to fix all the other things that my little condo.

I had Tom come to my house again for another plumbing issue. Again, nothing but prompt, helpful and very knowledgeable. Highly recommend.

Our drain in the driveway from storm water was not draining properly. Since it's a shared line with our neighbor, the neighbor and I jointly called Mark Allen Plumbing to have it cleaned with a water jet and have a camera to determine what, if any, problem exists.

Jesse came promptly and performed the duty of the hydro cleaning. He was  prompt, polite and professional. He explained the process and answered questions and worked very hard to clean the drain. Once finished, he told us the camera was not on his truck and another person would come to do that portion in a few minutes. We were very pleased at this point with our experience at Mark Allen Plumbing and especially with Jesse's services.

As promised, the gentleman with the camera appeared literally 5 minutes later. He introduced himself as Shawn and said he would use the camera. From the moment he emerged the truck to greet us, he appeared annoyed to be there. He began by feeling the grass around the property with his foot, then asked us to remove the downspout so he could put the camera in. We thought it odd at first that he asked us to remove the downspout, but we obliged. Next, he proceeded to put the camera in and told us he couldn't see anything. He then apprehensively tried the other drain to get a better look. He wasn't very keen on having to get on the ground to reach this drain. After a few moments he again said he could see nothing. When the camera emerged in was clean, not covered in mud, debris or anything else that would lead us to believe nothing would be visible. Shawn then proceeded to tell us that we had a problem, but could not tell us what the problem was. He explained we would need to have the ground dig out 5' deep to figure out what the problem was. Obviously, we had many questions for Shawn to better understand what the problem was and why the camera couldn't tell us anything. He was unable to give us answers to any of the questions, only to repeat we'd have to have the land dug up. Shawn became more agitated and then told us that what we paid for the service was incorrect, and that the camera is free not a paid service. He then proceeded to tell us he'd refund our money since he couldn't answer our questions And we were upset at this point by the lack of answers to our questions. Shawn was unprofessional, agitated, and lacked the knowledge needed to perform his job. We didn't ask to have our money refunded. We received A service and expected to pay for it, but we also expected to have a diagnostic of the problem and did not receive that.

We started the day praising the efforts of Jesse and his company, but that quickly waned when Shawn began his job. By the time Shawn left, we felt certain that we were a victim of bait and switch as he was trying to upset us to much more extensive work in digging up our properties. If this is the business model that Mark Allen uses it is unfortunate and disgraceful. We called after Shawn left to speak to the owner, but were only told the owner would be relayed our message.

Beware of this company and their up sell/bait and switch strategies. We will not use this company again.

I decided to file this complaint because my elderly, handycapped mother was charged $1,850 for a water heater plus the install. I didn't know she was charged the $1,850 until the installation was completed.  My brother, my sister and I, all purchased water heaters, and they were installed in the last year or so. We all paid under just under a thousand dollars, including installation. All three of the water heaters are from three different reputable businesses. I spoke with my friend, who owns a plumbing company, and he told me my mother was scammed and she was charged entirely too much a water heater. So, four different businesses are charging just under a thousand dollars. Calfo charged my mother eighteen hundred dollars.
January 15,2022 Calfo Home Services came out to install an AO Smith water heater in my mother's home. My mother's aid had covid, and she was unable to be there, so I was there for the installation. My mother has an aid because she is blind and hard of hearing. I watched as the water heater and flue pipe were uninstalled and taken out of the home. The first new water heater was too big for the opening, so I was told a new one was ordered, and it would be dropped off shortly. The two plumbers went out and sat in one of their work trucks, waiting for the replacement water heater.
While I was watching tv , I heard the furnace kick on, and I remembered seeing the flue y-pipe being carried out of the home by one of the plumbers thirty to forty minutes earlier. I walked into the furnace room, and there wasn't a flue pipe connected to the furnace. I was able to see heat waves or heat haze coming from the top furnace. Fumes from the furnace were venting into the structure.
I quickly walked outside and told the plumbers they forgot to turn off the furnace, and fumes were venting into the home.  One minute later, one of the plumbers walked into my mothers' home and turned the furnace off. After switching it off, he walked back outside and got back in the work truck. If I wasn't there, my mother would have probably died in her home.
One hour later, the second water heater arrived, and the two men brought it in and installed it. After the installation, the men left. I cleaned and mopped the dining room , furnace room floors, and placed the furniture back in its original location.
On January 16 , 2022, my mother woke in the middle of the night because she was cold. My mother walked down the steps, and she turned the thermostat up, and the furnace didn't kick on. Several minutes later, she turned the thermostat up again, and the furnace didn't kick on.
My mother called my sister and she told her the furnace wasn't working. My sister and her husband came over and checked on my mother. My sister told me she walked in the house, and the metal dining room chairs were cold to the touch. My sister called Peoples Gas, and they sent out a service worker. The service worker came in and checked the furnace. The service worker told my sister and brother in-law that the flue pipe was not secured and the furnace. Because the flue wasn't secured, the fumes were leaking into the furnace room, and the furnace shut off and would not restart. The gas company service employee screwed in one screw on the water heater side of the flue pipe. He told my sister and my brother-in-law the connection was temporary, and my mother would have to get the plumbing company to come back out and screw in the remaining screws. On Saturday, January 22, I stopped at my mother home, and I checked the flue pipe, and I took photos and videos. I noticed the flue pipe was starting to separate on the furnace side of the pipe. I went to the Home Depot, and I purchased screws and foil tape. I already had my drill with me because I knew I would be making the repair. The screws didn't cut through the metal, so I wrapped the two seams with the foil tape.
January 23, 2022, I went to Lowes in the Waterfront, and I purchased self-drilling screws and a magnetic driver bit. I drilled the screws into the flue pipe and went home an hour later. I have receipts for all the purchases.
March 5, 2022, my mother still hasn't received a receipt or survey. Why? She was promised both.
Calls to Calfo
January 15, 2022, I called Calfo to file a complaint about my mother being charged $1,800 for a water heater. I didn't receive a response, so I called a minute later, and I left a message requesting a call back.
January 18,2022, I called Calfo, and I left a message with a call taker or dispatcher. I left a message, and I asked to speak with a supervisor, and the call taker said both managers were busy. I didn't receive a call back until January 22.
January 22,2022, I received a call from a supervisor at Calfo. I had an 18-minute conversation with the supervisor. I told her about the flue pipe and expressed to her that I was extremely upset about the unvented carbon monoxide fumes flowing into my mother's home. I have more to add, but I'm unable to fit the rest.