Water Heater / Tankless Water Heater, Installation and Repair

Lots Repipe & Plumbing Services provides our clients with the most professional installation and repair for water heaters and tankless water heaters, of all makes and models. Being aware that your heating system is critical to your home comfort, we'll work diligently to ensure that your water heater works properly at all times.

There are two types of conventional water heaters: gas and electric. While an electric water heater can be used almost anywhere, a gas water heater is most likely to be installed in a home that already uses gas for another appliance.

If you've decided to install a new water heater or replace an old one, the job should be performed by professional plumbers like Lots Repipe & Plumbing Services. As specialized plumbers we will consider factors like available space, whether or not to increase the unit's holding capacity, the unit's energy efficiency and so on.

When looking for a water heater, consider the following features:

• > Gallon capacity (40-gallon and 50-gallon heaters are most common)
• > Recovery rate (the number of gallons the heater will heat in an hour)
• > Dimensions
• > The energy efficiency rating

The installation of a water heater means to put the new unit in place and connect the water supply lines and electricity. Masking tape is useful for marking water lines and electrical wires. Sometimes is necessary to add threaded fittings (if they are not there already) to the ends of the existing pipes so you can connect them to the new water heater with the appropriate supply lines. If you have copper pipes, this will require soldering the fittings to the pipes. If your pipes are rigid plastic (CPVC), they can be added by solvent welding.

Based on manufacturer's suggested service life, the life expectancy of a water heater is about 8 to 12 years. That, of course, will vary with the severity of local weather, the unit design, quality of installation and the level of maintenance your unit has received. If your water heater is more than 10 years old, leaks around the base of the tank, and / or works erratically or not at all, it probably needs to be replaced.

How do you know that you need to replace your water heater? In most cases, when your device doesn't provide water as hot as you want it to be. This is usually caused by a faulty thermostat or a defective heating element.

Tankless Water Heaters

Tankless water heaters, also known as demand-type or instantaneous water heaters, provide hot water only when needed. They don't store hot water for possible use at any time, saving energy and money.

Tankless water heaters heat water directly. When a hot water tap is turned on, cold water travels through a pipe into the unit and it's heated by a gas burner or an electric element.

For homes that use hot water daily, tankless water heaters can be 24%–34% more energy efficient than conventional tank water heaters. Although the cost of a tankless water heater is higher than that of a conventional storage water heater, the tankless device will last longer and have lower operating and energy costs.

Call Lots Repipe & Plumbing Services to install your water heater!

Proper installation and maintenance of your tankless water heater can optimize its energy efficiency. The installation process depends on many factors: fuel type, climate, local building code requirements and safety issues. Therefore it's essential to have a qualified plumber install your water heater.

Lots Repipe & Plumbing Services's services include:

• > Plumbing services for all brands, commercial and residential
• > Plumbing services for gas and electric water heaters
• > Installation, maintenance and repair for tankless water heaters
• > Earthquake stabilization for all water heaters
• > Water heater relocation
• > Water heater collection pan draining

How do you know if your Water Heater needs to be replaced? Well, one of the most evident signs of water heater failure is that it doesn't heat the water. In such case we will arrive at your place and identify the problem.

But there are more problems that may occur:

• > Consistently lukewarm or cold water
• > Fluctuating water temperatures
• > Water that is far too hot
• > Visible signs of water tank rust or corrosion
• > Pool of water surrounding water heater
• > Deteriorated anode rod
• > Sediment build-up due to lack of system-wide flushing
• > Rushed installation
• > Improperly sized for specific location
• > Over-capacity

Call Lots Repipe & Plumbing Services now! Our specialists will visit your property, assess the condition of your water heater and provide you with the best price estimation.