Water heater leakingwhat it usually means.
Where it leaks from decides everything. A fitting is a repair. The tank body is not.
Where it leaks from decides everything. A fitting is a repair. The tank body is not.
Every symptom on a water heater has a short list of likely causes, and the list is shorter than most people expect. The reason a diagnosis matters is that four of the five things that commonly go wrong are parts, and only one of them means the tank is finished.
What we check
The serial number first, for the build year. Then the symptom, traced to a component rather than guessed at. Then whether the steel tank itself is still sound, because that is the only question that separates a few hundred dollars from a few thousand.
That takes about twenty minutes and it happens before anyone talks about money.
What it usually costs
Repairs run $225 to $900 fitted. Replacing a gas water heater runs $2,100 to $3,250. That gap is roughly nine to one, which is exactly why we do not condemn a heater on age or on a symptom alone.
Most likely
A part rather than the tank
Repairs from
$225
Component failure
Valves, thermostats, elements, thermocouples and dip tubes are all parts.
Sediment and scale
Hard water here means sediment is behind more symptoms than people realise.
Tank body leaking
Once the liner is through there is nothing left to repair.
Tell us what it is doing. We will tell you what it is.
Get an honest diagnosisQuestions we get asked
What causes water heater leaking?
Where it leaks from decides everything. A fitting is a repair. The tank body is not.
Is this a repair or a replacement?
Usually a repair. Only a tank that has corroded through is genuinely a replacement, and that shows itself as water coming from the body of the tank rather than from a fitting.
How much will it cost to fix?
Most repairs are $225 to $900 fitted, quoted flat before we start.
Can you come out today?
Most repair calls are seen the same day. Call (801) 643-5784 and a person will answer.
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.