Fixing the heater you have
Sometimes a heater that has gone cold, turned lukewarm or started dripping can be repaired. The plumber you hire weighs repair against replacement once you describe the symptom.
Water Heater Repair and Installation in Glendale
A heater with no hot water, a tank weeping at the base or a unit past its prime brings you here. Phone us, say what it is doing and we line you up with a plumber who works on water heaters.
Repairs, tank-for-tank swaps, tankless conversions and brand-new installations are all part of this service, from a first install to replacing the old unit.
Choosing what to do with the heater
Putting in another tank
A replacement tank goes where the old one stood. Its capacity follows from the household’s hot water use at the busiest hour, and the calculator further down sets that out.
Switching to tankless
Tankless units warm water only while a tap is open, so there is no tank to fill. What matters is how many fixtures run at one time, which the calculator further down works out.
Adding a heater or moving one
Putting a heater somewhere new, or adding a second for a distant bathroom, is planned as its own job. Describe the layout you have in mind and the plumber you hire works out the approach.
Heater swaps and the Glendale permit Q&A
Glendale’s building permit answers say that replacing a water heater needs no permit if a licensed contractor installs it, and that exemption is for residential work only.
Drain pipe and gas line permits
The same City answers say replacing the pipes that drain sinks and toilets takes a permit, and so does installing, replacing or extending a gas pipe.
Hard water and the heater
Glendale’s water quality report says hardness comes from calcium and magnesium the water picks up from soil on the way to the treatment plants. It adds that hard water can lead to scaling in pipes, water heaters, faucets and showerheads.
Sizing a new heater
Before you buy a heater, it helps to know how big it should be. The water heater size calculator answers that for a tank, and the tankless flow calculator answers it for a tankless unit, using Glendale’s January low to set the temperature rise.
Finding the age of the heater
A heater’s age is printed in its serial number. The serial number decoder reads it once you choose the brand, since the same digits mean different things on different labels, and returns a build year and an age.
Frequently asked questions
Who applies for a Glendale permit when one is needed?
Owners, licensed contractors or authorized agents can apply. Contractors must be licensed by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, give their license number and hold a Glendale business license, and owners doing their own work sign a verification that they are doing it.
Water escaping from a tank is a job for leak detection, and worn pipes feeding it are a job for repiping. For everything else, go to the homepage.
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