Repairs on tank heaters
No hot water but no puddle either? The fault may be a single part, such as an element or thermostat on electric models, or a thermocouple or control valve on gas ones. Swapping that part on a dry tank is a reasonable repair.
Water Heater Repair and Installation in Denver
We repair, replace and install water heaters in Denver homes, tank or tankless, gas or electric. Lukewarm showers, a pilot that won’t stay lit, rusty hot water or a damp floor beside the tank all start the same way. We find the cause, and then you choose between a repair and a new heater.
Basement, garage or utility closet, wherever your heater sits in Denver or a nearby city, we can work on it.
Water heater work
Replacing a tank
A puddle under the tank, with rust at the bottom seam, means the steel has given out. Nothing fixes that except a new heater, which we size for your household, match to gas or electric, and connect with fresh venting and a new relief line.
Going tankless
Tankless units heat on demand and never run dry, yet each one can only warm so many gallons a minute. Before you switch, we look at the gas line and venting for a gas model, or the electrical panel for an electric one.
Adding or moving a heater
A second heater for an addition, or a heater moved out of a cramped closet, needs new water, drain and gas or power runs. We lay out the route before anything is cut.
Permits and licenses for water heaters
Colorado’s State Plumbing Board says a water heater install or replacement must be done by a licensed plumber working for a registered plumbing contractor, with a permit and inspection from the local building authority. Denver puts water heaters on its quick-permit list for single-family homes and duplexes.
Picking the right size
A tank is chosen by its first-hour rating, the hot water it can deliver in your busiest hour. A tankless unit is chosen by flow and by how many degrees it has to add to the water coming in.
With January lows averaging 19°F in Denver, the incoming water is cold, and that asks more of a tankless unit. Our water heater size calculator and tankless flow calculator both take that into account.
How old is your heater?
Your heater’s birth date is printed in code inside the serial number on its label, and our serial number decoder translates it for the big brands. If the heater turns out to be old and the fittings are corroded, replacing it makes sense. If it is young and only one part has failed, a repair does.
Floor wet but the heater dry? Then leak finding is where to start. If new pipe is also on your list, read about repiping. Everything else is back on the home page.
Call for a free plumbing quote
Call us and tell us what is going on and where you are. The call is free, and you get a free, personalized quote with no obligation. We're here to help.
Call (855) 321-3426