40vs 50 gallon.
Two to three people are usually well served by forty. Four to five by fifty. Bigger is not automatically better.
Two to three people are usually well served by forty. Four to five by fifty. Bigger is not automatically better.
Most comparisons in this trade are written to sell the more expensive option. This one is not, because in a lot of Northern Utah homes the cheaper option is genuinely the better one, and saying so is the whole basis of how we work.
How to decide
Start with what the house already has and what the water is like. Northern Utah water is hard, and hard water changes the answer to several of these questions on its own.
Then household size and usage pattern. Then budget. In that order, because getting the first two wrong makes the third irrelevant.
What it costs either way
Repairs run $225 to $900. Gas replacement $2,100 to $3,250, electric $1,250 to $2,400, power vent $2,900 to $3,400, tankless $3,500 to $5,500. Those are our fitted prices, published so you can do the arithmetic before anyone visits.
Short answer
Depends on the house, and we will say which
Repairs from
$225
The cheaper option often wins
We will say so when it does, even though it pays us less.
Hard water changes the answer
In this county the water is frequently the deciding factor rather than the household.
The install decides service life
Whichever you pick, a bad install shortens it.
Tell us what it is doing. We will tell you what it is.
Get an honest diagnosisQuestions we get asked
40 vs 50 gallon: which is better?
Two to three people are usually well served by forty. Four to five by fifty. Bigger is not automatically better.
Which do you recommend?
Whichever suits the house. We will give you the reasoning rather than a preference, and if the cheaper option is the right one we will say that.
Does hard water affect this?
Frequently, yes. Northern Utah water is hard enough that it changes the answer to several of these comparisons on its own.
What does it cost either way?
Repairs $225 to $900, gas replacement $2,100 to $3,250, electric $1,250 to $2,400, tankless $3,500 to $5,500, all fitted.
Tell us what it is doing
Three questions. We will tell you whether this is a part or a tank, and roughly what each one costs, before anybody schedules anything.
Mon to Sat, 7am to 7pm. Emergency service available.
Most repair calls are seen the same day. Replacements are usually next day, sooner if the tank is leaking.
What most likely failed, whether it is a part or the tank, and what each option costs. In writing, before anything is scheduled.
Based in Ogden, UT. We come to you across nineteen cities in Weber, Davis and Morgan County.
No obligation, and no in home visit needed to get a straight answer. If it sounds like a repair on the phone, we will say so.
Find out what is actually wrong with it.
Tell us the age, the symptom and what it is doing. We will tell you whether this is a part or a tank, and what each one costs, before anybody schedules anything.