Electric Water Heater Service, Remove and Replace

Electric Water Heaters

We provide emergency water heater repair service for home and business. If your water temperature is lukewarm or worse, you only have cold water, call us for immediate service. We'll send a professional plumber to your location and get your hot water supply fixed as soon as possible.

Service and Repair

When you have lukewarm water temperature dropping below acceptable levels, it could the circuit breaker, or a faulty heating element causing heat loss. If you are getting colored water it usually means the tank is rusting. Neglect will lead to a rusty tank and water damage.

All tank type water heaters need regular service if you want it to last its full life span. We like to suggest you sign up for regular maintenance services with our plumbing company to help avoid unnecessary water heater repairs. That way you are assured your water heater tank will get the attention it needs to provide you with trouble free service and clean water as long as possible.

With the annual maintenance plan we check things like pipe connections for leaking issues, the drain valve, shutoff valve, cold water inlet valve, any loose valve issue, lower and upper heating element, gas connections for safety reasons. We flush the system to keep sediment buildup to a minimum.

Any water heater repair is done quickly and any replacement parts needed are in truck inventory. Our licensed plumber will solve any problem he finds quickly and complete the work in a professional manner.

Pros & Cons of Electric

Choosing an electric water heater tank over gas water heaters usually comes down to a financial decision because of the installation cost, although sometimes they are installed if natural gas is not an option. We have access to all makes and models on the market today and will be pleased to walk you through the various makes models and features.

If you are looking at replacing an old hot water tank with a new electric hot water tank, call us first. Because of recent federal legislation, you are required to install an energy efficient hot water heater now when replacing an old one.

Most people replace a broken water heater with a similar size. That's fine if the number of people in your home has remained the same. With an upgrade to a high efficiency water heater or a higher capacity model, you will end up with a system that best suits your families needs once you know the facts.

Our plumbing repair experts know this sector well and we'll be pleased to talk with you about an upgrade. Our policy is to see that convenience and household capacity are met when installing a heating appliance that will be in your home for many years.

Installation and Replacement Service

When replacing an old unit we look at cost of ownership, the current water heater setup, energy costs and number of people in the home. Then recommend the most efficient tank style water heater for the situation. If you decide to opt for a tankless water heater system instead we can easily accommodate that choice.

Specifics

Most electric water heaters use electric resistance elements for heated water in the storage tank. A two-element heat source has one at the top of the storage tank, and one at the bottom. Each element is controlled by an independent separate thermostat. The lower one provides recovery from standby losses, and the upper thermostat provides extra power when a lot of hot water is being used. Some electric heaters contain only one temperature dial.

Electric tank water heaters storing hot water can be a good match for a smart grid, so that it heats when the electrical grid load is low and turns off when the load is high. This could be implemented by allowing the power supplier to send load-shedding requests, or by the use of real-time energy pricing.

Heat Pumps

Heat pump water heaters use an air source heat pump to transfer thermal energy from the air around the unit into the storage tank. Electric resistance is typically included to provide backup heating if the heat pump cannot provide sufficient heating capacity.

Contact Us

At KC's you can count on us for excellent service, a fair price and common sense when you call on us for water heater service. We do our utmost to see that you are happy with the results. A professional plumber will get the job done quickly and clean up when finished.

Call during office hours to go over specifics of your water heater and schedule an appointment.