Repairing a tank heater
A thermostat, a heating element, a gas valve, a thermocouple or a relief valve can fail on its own. Replacing the failed part can bring the tank back to full hot water without changing the whole heater.
Water Heater Repair and Installation in San Diego
A plumber can track down the cause of lukewarm showers, a tank that runs dry midway through the morning, popping noises or a puddle beneath the heater. Our work covers tank and tankless repairs, replacing tanks beyond repair and installing new units, a first tankless system included.
Water heater work is available across San Diego and in the other five cities listed on our home page, for houses, condos and small rental buildings.
Water heater jobs we take on
Replacing a tank
A tank that leaks through its own wall cannot be patched. The new heater goes in with fresh connections and venting, and the old one gets drained and hauled away.
Switching to tankless
Rather than storing hot water, a tankless unit heats it on its way through. Changing over can call for a larger gas line, new venting and a new electrical circuit, and we check each before choosing a unit.
Moving or adding a heater
Relocating a heater, for instance from an indoor closet to the garage, or adding a second unit to serve a distant bathroom, calls for new piping and vent routes, and we map those with you first.
Water heater permits in San Diego
The City of San Diego lets homeowners, property owners and licensed contractors obtain a Simple No-Plan Plumbing/Gas Permit for a water heater replacement, but tankless types are not on that simple list.
Who may install one
The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) places the installation of any type of water heating equipment inside its C-36 Plumbing Contractor classification, which is the state license to ask about before the job is booked.
Earthquake straps
California requires water heaters to be supported and strapped so they cannot move during an earthquake. State law, AB 1890, applies this to every new and replacement water heater sold in California on or after July 1, 1991.
Choosing the right size
Sizing works differently for each type. A tank has to cover the household’s busiest hour of hot water use, while a tankless unit has to keep up with every tap and shower open at the same moment. For a first figure before you call, try our water heater size calculator or the tankless flow calculator.
How old is your heater?
Brands differ in how they hide the build date inside the serial number printed on a heater’s label. For the main brands, the serial number decoder translates it, so you know how old the unit is when weighing repair against replacement.
Water pooling near the heater can call for leak finding, and tired supply pipe elsewhere in the house falls under repiping. Every other service appears on the homepage.
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Call us to discuss your current issue and how we can assist you. The call is free and you get a free, personalized estimate with no obligation. We're here to help.
Call (855) 321-3426