Water Heater Replacement and Installation

Colorado’s hard water is tough on water heaters. Calcium and magnesium settle to the bottom of the tank as scale, force the burner or element to work harder, and cut years off the life of the unit. When a heater is past its service life or already leaking, we replace it with a properly sized gas or electric tank unit and haul the old one away.

What a Water Heater Replacement Includes

• A right sized gas or electric tank water heater for your household
• Removal and disposal of your old unit
• New water connections, shutoff valve, and drain pan as needed
• Venting, temperature and pressure relief line, and expansion tank set to current code
• Full system test and leak check before we leave
• Manufacturer warranty on the unit and our workmanship guarantee on the install
• Optional softener pairing so scale does not shorten the life of your new heater

Is your water heater near the end of its life? Most tank heaters in this area last 8 to 12 years, and hard water cuts that short. Rumbling from the tank, rusty hot water, longer recovery time, or moisture at the base all point to a heater on its way out. We will look at it and give you a straight answer on repair versus replacement.

Thinking About Going Tankless?

Tankless is worth a look on the right home. A tankless unit heats water on demand instead of keeping 40 or 50 gallons hot around the clock. It hangs on the wall, frees up floor space, and typically lasts around twice as long as a tank. The tradeoffs are a higher install cost, occasional gas line or venting upgrades, and real maintenance, because scale is what ends a tankless unit early on Front Range water.

• Endless hot water, so back to back showers are not a problem
• Roughly 20 year service life, about double a standard tank
• Wall mounted, which frees up the floor space a tank takes
• Lower standby energy loss, since no water is kept hot between uses
• Higher upfront cost, and some homes need a gas line or venting upgrade
• Annual descaling, or softened water, to keep scale from cutting its life short

Frequently Asked Questions