No hot water, rusty water, a puddle in the garage, or a unit that has simply reached the end of its life — repaired where it makes sense, replaced properly where it does not.
A water heater that has lost its thermostat, its element or its thermocouple is usually worth fixing. One that is leaking from the tank itself is not — and no amount of work will change that. We'll tell you which one you have before you spend anything, because the estimate is free either way.
Showers running cold halfway through often points at a failed element or a tank that has silted up with sediment.
Any standing water at the bottom of the unit is worth a same-week call. A tank that is weeping rarely stops on its own.
Discolored hot water — cold running clear — usually means corrosion inside the tank or a spent anode rod.
Sediment hardening on the bottom of the tank. Sometimes flushable, sometimes the beginning of the end.
California requires water heaters to be seismically strapped. Missing straps come up on inspection at sale time.
If you don't know how old it is, we can read the serial and tell you — and what a replacement would cost, at no charge.
Call the office and we'll get someone out to look at it. Free estimate, and we'll tell you honestly whether it's a repair or a replacement.