Water heater installation, repair, and replacement

Call us when your water heater shows these signs

A water heater almost always warns you before it fails. Catching it early is the difference between a scheduled replacement and a flooded utility closet.

• No hot water, or it runs out fast
• Water pooling around the tank
• Rusty or discolored hot water
• Popping, rumbling, or banging sounds
• Pilot light will not stay lit
• Rising energy bills

Water on the floor is not a wait-and-see. A tank that has started weeping at the seam is on its way out. Shut the water supply to the water heater and call us.

When to repair a water heater and when to replace it

The tank decides this, not the age on the sticker. These are the three answers, and which one you get depends on what has actually failed.

Repair when the tank itself is sound

A thermocouple, a heating element, a thermostat or a gas valve on a unit under about eight years old is a repair, and usually a same-visit one. See tank water heater repair and maintenance.

Replace when the tank is leaking or past ten

A corroded tank cannot be repaired, so water at the base is a replacement whatever else is still working. Eight to twelve years is typical, and the short end of that on well water. See tank water heater installation and replacement.

Upgrade while the labor is already being spent

If the old unit is coming out anyway, that is the moment to look at tankless water heaters or a hybrid heat-pump unit, because the second install costs the same as the first. We run the comparison for your house rather than pushing one.

Water heaters we install, repair and maintain

We size the unit to the house and the household, not to whatever is on the truck. If a smaller or cheaper unit is the right answer, that is what we will tell you.

Gas and electric tank water heaters

The workhorse for most Shore homes. Sized on real household demand, installed to code, hauled away and recycled. See tank water heater installation and replacement and tank water heater repair and maintenance.

Tankless water heaters, on demand

Endless hot water and a smaller footprint. We handle the gas line upgrade and venting a tankless conversion usually needs. See tankless water heaters. Hard, iron-heavy water is why tanks here fail early: see water softener installation.

Hybrid heat-pump water heaters

The cheapest hot water to run if you have the space and the ambient temperature for it. We will tell you honestly whether you do.

Expansion tanks and safety valves

The parts that keep pressure off your tank and your pipes. Checked on every install, replaced when they are past it.

Choose the job you need

• Tank installation and replacement: New 40 and 50 gallon tanks, fitted to code
• Tank repair and maintenance: No hot water, leaks, flushes, and anode rods
• Tankless installation: Sizing, gas line, and venting, done in-house
• Tankless repair and descaling: Error codes, output drops, annual descaling

The parts of a water heater job that usually go wrong

Anyone can swap a tank. The difference shows up in the six months after.

Waiting a week for a new water heater

There is no supply house around the corner out here. We stock the common gas and electric sizes in our own Temperanceville shop, so most replacements happen the same week you call, often the same day.

Well water eating the new water heater

About 70% of the Shore runs on private wells, and sediment and iron are what kill water heaters early. We test the water and tell you if treatment would buy the new unit years of life.

A surprise on the invoice

You get a written estimate and you sign off on it before we start. If the job turns out to need something we did not see, we stop and talk to you first. Financing through Acorn Finance is available.

Guaranteed in writing

2-year workmanship

Our guarantee on the labor, on every job.

6-year manufacturer warranty

Typical on a new tank, passed through to you in full.

100% satisfaction

If it is not right, we come back and make it right.

Questions We Get Asked About Water Heaters

Water heater questions we get most weeks on the Shore.