Mikey Pipes Uncensored: Raw Rants, Real Talk & No Filter

Free Friday on steroids. In this episode of Mikey Pipes Uncensored, it’s early morning in the great communist state of New York, the G-Wagon is trying to park itself, espresso is flowing, and we’re kicking off an unofficial ACiQ Dealer & Demo Day at Pipe Doctor Home Services in Woodmere, NY.This one is for the service technicians, HVAC contractors, installers, apprentices, and tradesmen who wa...

What a day. The G-Wagon gets smashed by a flatbed truck, a ductless mini split install goes sideways, and then one long-time client tries to dodge a service bill after the work was already completed. This is another raw, unfiltered day in the life of Mikey Pipes Uncensored — real service business problems, real technician mistakes, real customer drama, and real lessons for anyone working in plumbi...

Brand-new install. Brand-new ACiQ Extreme+ inverter heat pump system. Fired it up before lunch… and boom — dead on startup. In today’s Mikey Pipes Uncensored episode, I’m telling the full story behind the dead ACiQ, what failed, how fast ACiQ support answered, and why having the right manufacturer support behind you matters when you’re the contractor standing in front of the homeowner. This was a...

He Blocked my Driveway

This Friday, June 19th, 2026, Mikey Pipes is hosting a FREE ACiQ Dealer & Demo Day at Pipe Doctor Home Services in Woodmere, NY — and if you’re an HVAC contractor, service technician, installer, or business owner in the Long Island / New York City area, you need to see this. We’re going LIVE and hands-on with ACiQ equipment including ductless mini splits, wall mounts, floor mounts, slim duct s...

It’s Monday morning, June 15th, and this one is different. This is raw, uncut, unedited footage from the Mikey Pipes Uncensored channel — the real side of running a plumbing, HVAC, and pool heater service business that most people never see. The day started sideways before sunrise. No internet at the office. Emergency service calls stacking up. A broken G-Wagon again. No sleep after oral surgery p...

Friday. June 12, 2026. I love me Fridays. In this uncut episode of Mikey Pipes Uncensored, I’m back at Pipe Doctor HQ in Woodmere, NY talking business, maintenance agreements, ACiQ Dealer Demo Day, SPD-01 surge protection boxes, dental implants, pool heater heat pump repairs, oversized HVAC systems, humidity problems, and one of my earliest HVAC screw-ups. And yes… YouTube just purged almost 8,000...

Thursday morning. 5:56 AM. No service calls on the schedule. Two teeth extracted. Four dental implants installed. Jaw swollen. Talking like I’ve got marbles in my mouth…But Mikey Pipes is still in the shop. In this uncut episode of Mikey Pipes Uncensored, I’m post-op, sore, slightly out of it, and still showing up to work because that’s what business owners do. I talk about my dental surgery exper...

Wednesday morning in the great communist state of New York… and the warehouse is FULL.In this uncut, unedited Mikey Pipes Uncensored video, I’m at Pipe Doctor Home Services early in the morning getting work done before heading out for dental surgery. But before that, we’re opening up ACiQ equipment, installing the slim ceiling cassette grille assembly, checking out the floor mount ductless unit, t...

Tuesday morning at Pipe Doctor Home Services and the warehouse is absolutely FULL — ductwork, HVAC equipment, plumbing supplies, heating parts, cooling material, racks loaded up, and another packed day ahead. This is the behind-the-scenes reality of running a serious plumbing, heating, and air conditioning service company on Long Island, NY. It’s not just about showing up to jobs — it’s about inve...

It’s Monday morning at Pipe Doctor Global Headquarters in Woodmere, New York, and Mikey Pipes is back with another raw, uncut, unfiltered Mikey Pipes Uncensored update. Fresh off hitting 200,000 subscribers on the main Mikey Pipes – Pipe Doctor Home Services YouTube channel, Mikey talks about the free ACiQ ductless mini split giveaway, the growing Pipe Doctor maintenance agreement board, the new m...

A restaurant owner asked Pipe Doctor for a better price on a commercial plumbing job… while charging $22 for a pastrami sandwich. In this uncut and unedited Mikey Pipes Uncensored story time, Mikey breaks down one of the biggest problems in the plumbing, HVAC, and service trades: customers who want quality, reliability, commercial-grade materials, trained technicians, fast response, and lifetime-w...

It’s Friday. Love me Fridays. In this uncut Mikey Pipes Uncensored video, I’m starting the day at Pipe Doctor Home Services on Long Island, NY, shipping out some Mikey Pipes goodies, talking about the nonprofit, and breaking down a real-world HVAC situation that every service technician and homeowner should hear. We’re talking about mismatched HVAC systems, leaking R-410A equipment, customer prici...

Thursday morning in the great communist state of New York… and Mikey Pipes got hit with a scam so slick it almost worked. In this uncut and unedited Mikey Pipes Uncensored video, I break down how a fake “Google Security” call tried to steal access to my Gmail and YouTube accounts using a fake legacy account takeover alert. This is a real-world warning for business owners, HVAC contractors, plumbin...

This one starts with a disaster mini split story and ends with a real solution every HVAC tech should be paying attention to. In this uncut and uncensored Mikey Pipes video, I’m building the MP-SPD-01 Mikey Pipes Surge Protection Device — a hand-built power monitoring and surge protection setup designed for inverter-driven HVAC equipment, ductless mini splits, heat pumps, and sensitive modern syst...

It’s Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026, 5:55 in the morning in the great communist state of New York… and today, Mikey Pipes is installing a ductless mini split system that is NOT an ACiQ.That’s right. Somewhere deep inside the Mikey Pipes / Pipe Doctor warehouse — past the hydronic wall-hung training systems, past the ACiQ ductless mini split training center, past the rows of ACiQ inventory, and past the m...

One sealed box. One careless mistake. And one expensive lesson every HVAC contractor, apprentice, and service technician needs to hear. In this uncut and unedited episode of Mikey Pipes Uncensored, I explain why a former employee would be fired all over again after throwing away a critical HVAC component that cost hundreds of dollars to replace. We also take a deep dive into my latest HVAC protect...

Sunday morning in the shop with Mikey Pipes… building the MP SPD-01 Surge Protection Device from scratch. This is raw, uncut, unedited footage from the Mikey Pipes Uncensored channel as Mikey walks through assembling a custom-built HVAC surge protection setup designed for service technicians, HVAC contractors, and anyone serious about protecting expensive equipment from power issues. In this video...

Friday morning, May 29th, 2026 — Mikey Pipes is in the office going through the latest Johnstone Supply flyer when something catches his eye: Fujitsu “bonus bucks” for contractors. Sounds great at first, right? Buy the equipment. Install it. Register it. Jump through the hoops. And maybe you get $100 back. But here’s the real question every HVAC service technician, installer, and business owner sh...

Today on Mikey Pipes Uncensored, I'm pulling back the curtain on what really happens behind the scenes of running a successful HVAC and plumbing company. This Friday morning starts with an honest discussion about why I decided to part ways with an HVAC apprentice after repeated training opportunities, a failed hands-on exam, and ongoing performance issues. Sometimes doing the right thing for y...

What’s REALLY expected from HVAC apprentices in 2026? In today’s uncut and uncensored vlog, Mikey Pipes takes you behind the scenes at Pipe Doctor Home Services in Long Island, NY as an HVAC apprentice faces his final exam… and fails. 😳But this video turns into MUCH more than just an HVAC training moment. From real talk about leadership, running an HVAC company, ACiQ Extreme+ heat pump systems, F...

What REALLY happens behind the scenes at a busy HVAC & plumbing company before the phones even start ringing? It’s 6AM at Pipe Doctor Home Services in Long Island, NY, and Mikey Pipes is already in the shop talking ACiQ installs, maintenance agreements, hiring struggles, trade school tech interviews, failed systems, upcoming installs, and the REAL business of HVAC.This is raw, unfiltered shop...

What happens when an HVAC contractor gets back from vacation and instantly gets thrown into total chaos? Dead G-Wagon battery. Broken micron gauges. Unresponsive manufacturers. Packed service schedule. A full mini split install. Apprentice interviews. Pool robot battles. And somehow… we still keep the wheels turning. Welcome to another unfiltered episode of Mikey Pipes Uncensored — real life in th...

Memorial Day isn’t a day off when customers still need help. I landed back from Aruba less than 12 hours ago… and instead of relaxing, I’m right back in the trenches at Pipe Doctor Home Services on Long Island. In this completely uncut and unfiltered episode of Mikey Pipes Uncensored, come along for a real behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to run a plumbing, heating & air conditioning co...

A customer canceled THREE appointments… so I finally fired him. But then he wouldn’t stop emailing me. Meanwhile… I’m sitting in Aruba 🇦🇼 trying to enjoy vacation, selling HVAC systems remotely, planning emergency service calls for Memorial Day, and talking about why some homeowners NEED to stop wasting contractors’ time. Welcome to Mikey Pipes Uncensored — the real side of the plumbing, HVAC, and...