hot water heater
Repairing or replacing your hot water heater can be daunting without knowing all your options. How do you know when its time to replace or repair your hot water heater? Are you looking to go “green” and replace with a tankless hot water heater?
Listed below are 5 very common warnings that you may have a problem with your hot water heater.
- A hot water faucet fails to produce hot water
- Not enough hot water for your shower
- Puddles of water near the water heater
- Rust colored water coming out of the hot faucet
- Hot water tank emits weird sounds or smells
Here are a few tips to decide if its time to replace your hot water heater or repair it. A corroded water heater needs to be replaced, there is no other option! A leaking tank isn’t salvageable, but a leaky drain valve, pressure-relief valve or a worn-out heating element can be repaired. But there are a few options to review. How old is your water heater? Hot water heaters in Colorado don’t usually last over 12 years. Replacing the water heater may make more sense financially depending on the age of your water heater and the total repair costs. The best advice is to get an estimate and weight the costs of repair or replacement.
