When temperatures plunge, it’s not just people feeling the freeze. Plumbers say water heaters are under serious stress, too.
KDKA Investigator Meghan Schiller found a leaking water heater in the basement of a home in Moon Township on Tuesday, one of many similar calls plumbers are responding to right now across the Pittsburgh area, as frigid temperatures push aging systems to their limits.
“The first thing we look for is the pan inside the base of the water heater,” said Eric McDowell, an installer with Mr. Waterheater…