Case Studies

What better way to view the quality of the work that we do than to view past projects? This is a library of previous heating and air conditioning projects performed by R.F. Ohl.

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heating installation catasauqua pa

Heating Replacement Catasauqua PA: A Detailed Case Study

October 10, 2024

In Catasauqua, PA, the Fink family faced several heating challenges with their outdated boiler. They consulted R.F. Ohl for a solution. A high-efficiency PurePro boiler was recommended and installed, ensuring consistent heat and hot water. This case study highlights the boiler installation process and the restored comfort in their home.

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Heating System Replacement Northampton Pennsylvania

July 11, 2024

This case study addressed a heating crisis in a Northampton, PA home. By replacing an old, inefficient boiler with an Energy Kinetics boiler and a Roth oil tank, we ensured consistent warmth and reliable hot water throughout the home. This upgrade improved the household’s comfort, enhanced energy efficiency, and removed issues associated with the outdated system.

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Coal To Weil-McLain® Propane Heater Conversion Coaldale PA: An In-Depth Case Study

May 3, 2024

In this case study, discover how R.F. Ohl transformed a coal heating dilemma into a hassle-free solution for a homeowner in Coaldale, Pennsylvania. By replacing the outdated coal boiler with a modern propane heating system, they ensured comfort and convenience for the tenant while mitigating the challenges associated with coal heating.

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Furnace Installation Lehighton PA: A Detailed Case Study

November 9, 2023

Ineffective heating during Lehighton, PA winters poses risks, particularly to the vulnerable, and can cause issues like frozen pipes and high energy costs. “The Little Warriors Child Care” faced such heating challenges, prompting them to call R.F. Ohl. This case study explores how the daycare’s prompt action averted potential health risks and property damage.

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AC Installation Whitehall PA: A Detailed Case Study

August 18, 2023

The Weldon family faced the challenge of a failing, outdated air conditioning system that stopped working just as the summer heat set in. As the indoor temperatures soared, their once-comfortable home threatened to become a health hazard due to extreme heat. Click the link to see what we did to fix their situation.

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Well Pump Replacement Project in Effort, Pennsylvania

July 28, 2023

The Castellon family, like many others, relied on their well pump to provide them with a steady water supply in their Effort, PA, home. However, they were experiencing low water pressure, affecting everyday activities like showering and more. Click the link to see what we did to fix their situation.

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Mitsubishi Ductless Installation Project in Bartonsville, Pennsylvania

July 21, 2023

The Ertle family, residents of Bartonsville, Pennsylvania, were grappling with the challenges of not having air conditioning in their home. The sweltering heat of the summer months, coupled with the high humidity typical of the region, was causing significant discomfort for the family members. Click through to read how we solved their problem.

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Airtemp Ductless Install Project For A Lehighton Pennsylvania Home

September 16, 2022

The Marsh family wanted to sell their home this summer. They had wood pellet stoves and window air conditioning units for heating and cooling. This setup isn’t necessarily efficient or very appealing to potential homebuyers. They called R. F. Ohl and asked for our help to fix this unappealing situation.

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Airtemp Ductless Air Conditioner Install In Albrightsville, PA

July 15, 2022

The Hanahan family knew how hot and humid their home gets in the middle of a blistering summer. They decided to take matters into their own hands and do something to solve the problem before the summer rolls around in a few months. Click through to see how R.F. Ohl solved their problem.

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Lennox Ductless Air Conditioning Installation In Nesquehoning, PA

April 7, 2022

The Hanahan family knew how hot and humid their home gets in the middle of a blistering summer. They decided to take matters into their own hands and do something to solve the problem before the summer rolls around in a few months. Click through to see how R.F. Ohl solved their problem.

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Mitsubishi Ductless Installation Project in Allentown, Pennsylvania

March 3, 2022

The Feast family found themselves without heat in the middle of winter. Their old boiler was irreparable because it was very old and outdated. They also needed new air-conditioning because their current system needed a refrigerant charge and had been used past its expected service life. Click through to read how we solved their problem.

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Oil To Gas Conversion In Lehighton Pennsylvania

December 17, 2021

The Wrightson family has recently moved into a new home and knew that their oil-fired boiler was very old. However, when it started leaking, it led to immediate concerns. Instead of waiting for their heating system to give out completely, they decided that it was better to act immediately and solve the problem.

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Energy Kinetics Oil Boiler Installation Walnutport PA

December 17, 2021

Protecting your family is a homeowner’s most important job. When Angie Doyne learned that she had an unsafe boiler in her home, she stepped up to the plate and immediately acted on behalf of her loved ones. She needed a new heating system for her home. Read this case study about her new boiler installation.

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Dehumidifier Installation Project Pocono Pines PA

November 4, 2021

Before adding a dehumidifier, stepping into the crawl space in the Lemos home was a sweat-inducing experience. The room would get so hot and humid that it felt like you were trapped in an oven. They added a dehumidifier a number of years ago, but it eventually broke down and the homeowners needed a replacement.

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Ductless Heating & Cooling Installation In Mount Bethel PA

November 4, 2021

Dealing with another grueling hot summer is never an exciting prospect for homeowners. The Fox family finally said that enough is enough and acted in their best interest. They realized that it was time to fill their home with cool air in the summer via a brand-new ductless HVAC system.

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Ductless Panels Supplement Oil Heat, Add AC in Slatington, PA Ranch

August 16, 2018

Like many people in Northeastern Pennsylvania, our homeowner used oil heat for his ranch home in Slatington, PA. But, this wasn’t always enough to keep him warm. And, his home never had air conditioning. A ductless heat and cooling system would solve both these problems. Problem: A ranch home in…

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Ductless HVAC Replaces Inefficient Heating and AC in Kunkletown, PA Ranch

August 16, 2018

A homeowner in Kunkletown PA needed to make some major changes to his heating and cooling systems. The central air in his raised ranch home broke down for good. And, his electric thermal storage heaters were no longer as energy-efficient as they used to be. Finally, he decided to invest…

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Generator installation In Saylorsburg

Generator Provides Heat and Cooling During Saylorsburg, PA Power Outages

August 16, 2018

Our homeowner in Saylorsburg, PA was finally ready to do something about the frequent power outages he experienced. Of course, there wasn’t much he could do about the electric company. But, he could use a generator to handle the work when the local lines went down. Outages have always been…

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Albrightsville PA Home Gets Clean Heat With Direct Vent Fireplace

August 16, 2018

Everybody loves a roaring fireplace in the winter. And, for the last few decades, just about anyone could have one in their home. But, they’re not all made the same. That’s why our homeowner called us to switch from vent free to a direct vent propane setup. She had a…

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Kunkletown, PA Homeowner Converts From Oil To Propane Heat

August 7, 2018

It may seem unusual that our homeowner in Kunkletown, PA called us about his oil boiler in the spring. But, he didn’t think the heater would last another winter. And, he’d heard that propane could do the same job for less money. He wanted to look into a replacement now,…

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Propane Replaces Fireplace For Backup Heat In Tobyhanna PA

August 7, 2018

Our homeowners in rural Tobyhanna, PA needed a better backup for heating than a wood-burning fireplace. They often experience power outages. And, that would mean losing heat. Their home had electric heat. It worked well most of the time. But, when there’s no electricity, it wouldn’t work at all. To…

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Propane Generator Prevents Power Outages For Germansville PA Homeowner

August 7, 2018

Our homeowner in Germansville, PA was tired of frequent power outages. These are common in rural parts of the Lehigh Valley. But, since he relied on electricity for heating, it could be a dire problem in the winter. Of course, there’s not much you can do about problems with public…

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Propane Heat Keeps Kunkletown PA Home Warm During Power Outages

August 7, 2018

Power outages are frequent in rural areas. Kunkletown, PA is no exception. And while they’re inconvenient for everyone, it’s especially rough for people with electric heating. That’s why our homeowner in Kunkleltown wanted to make a change. Most of the time, his electric heater worked just fine. But, when the…

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Mitsubishi Ductless Install In Catasauqua PA

Ductless Panels Add Heat And AC In An Addition To A Catasauqua PA Home

August 5, 2018

A family in Catasauqua PA loved the new addition to their home. They had just added a new room that they used as a living room. It was another room, one without a TV, where they could relax and enjoy time together. However, there was just one problem. Well, two:…

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New Oil Tank Prevents Problems For Lehighton PA Homeowner

August 5, 2018

There’s an old saying: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. For our homeowner in Lehighton PA, that ounce probably prevented gallons of trouble. Gallons of oil that is. We were doing regularly-scheduled maintenance on our homeowner’s outdoor 275-gallon oil tank. There, we found signs of rust…

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Lehighton PA Homeowner Saves Money With New HVAC System

August 5, 2018

Our homeowners in Lehighton PA came home to a problem: There was water leaking from the ceiling. At first, they thought there was a leak in the roof. But, it turned out to be an HVAC problem. What happened was that their air conditioning system had a clog in the…

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Toyotomi Laser 530 Heater Installation Lehighton

Lehighton PA Homeowner Saves Money With New Oil-Fired Kerosene Heater

August 5, 2018

Using a kerosene heater is great for heating a single room in a home. For years, our homeowner in Lehighton PA used one in his two-garage. He used it as a workspace and spent a lot of time there. However, like most garages, the heating system in the home doesn’t…

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Air Conditioning Repair in Stroudsburg PA

June 25, 2018

Case Study: Mitsubishi Ductless Commercial Installation Background At R.F. Ohl, we love being able to help out other local business, so when Le Persil Bistro called us up and told us their boiler had failed, it was time to find a solution quickly. They were using a boiler for heating,…

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ductless heating and cooling installation in Bethlehem PA

Ductless Air Conditioning Installation in Bethlehem PA

June 25, 2018

Our customer had a single room in his home that was constantly uncomfortable during hot summer days and cold winter days. This is a relatively newer home with a traditional central heating and cooling system. However, the ductwork feeding one particular bedroom was not working properly. Trying to repair the…

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Ductless Split System Tune-Up In Lehighton, PA

June 25, 2018

The town of Lehighton is located in Pennsylvania, about 20 miles northwest of Allentown. It is the most populated borough in all of Carbon County and it is considered the epicenter of the business community. Recently, the technicians at R.F. Ohl went and serviced a Ranch style home that was…

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AC replacement in Jim Thorpe PA

Air Conditioner Replacement In Jim Thorpe, PA

June 25, 2018

This charming colonial home in Jim Thorpe, PA was purchased recently by new homeowners, excited to move into such a great home. However, sooner than they would have liked, they found out there was a problem with their air conditioning system. The home came with a 5-ton air conditioning system…

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Ductless Heating And Cooling Installation In Effort, PA

June 24, 2018

Have you ever dreamed about the perfect retirement? The homeowners of this home are getting ready for a perfect one for them. While they still live in New York, they’ve purchased this super home in Effort, PA- in the heart of the Poconos, with State game lands and the Nature…

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Lehighton Mitsubishi Ductless Installation

June 24, 2018

Summers around here are getting increasingly humid, and this can easily lead to problems for anyone with allergies or asthma. The high humidity can promote mold growth, and the spores can be very aggravating for people with any sort of allergies, making them miserable. This ranch-style home in Lehighton was…

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Heating System Replacement In Kunkletown PA

June 24, 2018

The owners of this 109-year-old farmhouse in Kunkletown were having a problem with their boiler. The boiler was installed in the 1960s and was definitely showing its age. The homeowners gave us a call here at R.F. Ohl to take a look at it since they noticed they were spending…

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Ductless Heat Pump Installation In Stroudsburg PA

June 24, 2018

Bi-level or split-level homes often have challenges with heating and cooling. Because the living areas are on several floors, getting the air to circulate evenly throughout the home can be difficult, leading to hot and cold spots. Homes like this really benefit from creating zones of heating and cooling, especially…

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Commercial HVAC Installation In Lehighton PA

June 22, 2018

Here in Leighton, we see our share of extreme weather, and it can get pretty humid. HVAC Concerns At The Office Experts have determined that employee comfort at work affects productivity, and as an HVAC company, we should really make sure our own offices reflect the comfort we want everyone…

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Trachsville PA boiler replacement & Ductless heat pump installation

Residential HVAC Replacement In Trachsville PA

June 22, 2018

Homes like this one in Trachsville are a great place to raise a family. There’s plenty of places for the kids to play, and home is the center of family life. And like for most growing families, this family wanted comfort throughout their home but didn’t want to spend all…

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Heating System Replacement In Stroudsburg Pennsylvania

June 22, 2018

Homes like this ranch style home are common in our area and in Stroudsburg. Like most ranch homes, their largest challenge is to have heat distributed evenly across the floor plan, especially if there are also split levels. When the homeowner gave us a call, they asked for a tune-up…

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