Repairing a tank heater
When an electric heater loses its element or thermostat, or a gas heater its thermocouple or control valve, the part can be swapped on a tank that shows no leaks or rust, keeping it in service.
Water Heater Repair and Installation in Meridian
Cold showers, a puddle under the tank, banging or rumbling during a heating cycle and hot water that fades halfway through a bath are signs the water heater needs attention. We arrange repairs, replacements and tankless installs anywhere in Meridian.
Below are the choices for repair or replacement, how a new heater is sized for a Meridian winter and how to tell the age of the one you have.
Repair, replace or go tankless
A new tank
When the tank itself leaks or rusts through, it is replaced. A like-for-like swap keeps the same fuel and connections, and it is also the moment to check whether the size still suits the household.
Switching to tankless
Tankless heaters warm water only as it passes through, with no tank to empty. Before you switch, the plumber checks the gas supply, the venting route or the electrical panel, since each unit needs one of them sized for it.
Servicing a tankless unit
Tankless units need their heat exchanger flushed from time to time to clear mineral buildup. The plumber also cleans the inlet filter and checks the venting and the unit’s error history.
Sizing a heater for a Meridian winter
A tankless unit has to warm incoming water up to about 120°F. The tankless flow calculator on this site takes Meridian’s average January low of 25°F and assumes the water comes in at 52°F, a rise of 68°F.
At that rise, two showers running together come to about 170,000 BTU per hour, which the calculator places in its large-unit band, while a single shower stays within a small unit. For a tank, the water heater size calculator works out the first-hour rating your household needs.
Reading the age off the label
Every maker hides the build date inside the serial number in its own code. Type yours into the serial number decoder and it reads the date for the major brands and compares the heater’s age with a normal service life.
Old supply pipes around the heater can be part of a repiping job, and a floor soaked by a leaking heater may need leak detection too. Every service we arrange is listed on the homepage.
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