Pro-ASHI

11/28/2019

Happy Thanksgiving
From All of us at PRO-ASHI

11/09/2019

PSA - Time to clean your gutters Pittsburgh.

10/25/2019

Pro-ASHI meeting. CSST education from TracPipe.

03/14/2019

We took a tour of Alcosan ( allegheny county sewage authority) for the home Inspectors from PRO-ASHI. John F. ( engineer from Alcosan) our guide as we learned about what happens to all the waste in sewers from about 800,000 Pittsburghers. There was a newer employee who handled the soil engineering who attended the tour and educated us as to how the waste particles are utilized as class B fertilizer. The water that flows into the plant is raw sewage and flows back into the river cleaner than the actual river water after treatment. The treatment removes solid particles and allows biological action to occur. Presently the plant is handling about 230,000,000 gallons per day. With the new upgrades they should be able to handle up to 600 million!! Excellent tour, thank you to all those who attended.

06/23/2016

Roof check time - Even a minor deterioration of a roof vent boot can cause leaking into the home.

02/08/2016

Time to change the Furnace Filter - http://www.familyhandyman.com/heating-cooling/furnace-repair/how-to-change-a-furnace-filter/view-all

Check your furnace filter monthly and change it when it's dirty. You'll get better heating in the winter and air conditioning in summer. You'll save on your utility bills and extend the life of your furnace too.

11/05/2013

In some older homes the downspouts may be discharging quite a bit of water next to the foundation. Always to to extend your downspouts away form the foundation to avoid water entry into the home.

02/02/2013

Great Photos.

Yesterday I posted a video (This Old House) showing an anode rod being removed from a water heater. Today many anode rods are actually hanging from the hot water outlet. The water flows through the opening in the top. In the images below you can see where I removed the hot water fitting because no anode could be found in the top of the heater. A hot water outlet/anode rod was observed (image C). It was completely depleted (image D). If you recommend anode replacement but don't see the fitting at the top of the heater, suggest they check the hot water fitting first before trying to remove the top.

01/26/2013

Black and Gold Pittsburgh. Had to Share.

01/23/2013

Excellent resource for copper pipe. Thank you Kenny!

12/20/2012

How not to install a roof in October.

12/19/2012