A water heater is a fairly simple piece of machinery. It’s always there, keeping your water hot for you, even if you aren’t using it. Drawing a warm bath or stepping into a hot shower is one of life’s little pleasures, unless your water heater isn’t working right. Bathing in freezing water is something only a few hardier souls actually enjoy. The rest of us really appreciate relaxing in the steam.
If you’re left in the cold, it’s time to get the best water heater repair in Gainesville from Roto-Rooter. From selecting the best water heater for your needs to making sure it stays in good working order, we’re the guys for the job.
A Roto-Rooter service technician adjusts a water heater
Most homes contain a conventional style water heater. These water heaters consist of a large tank – from 20 to 80 gallons – in which is encased heating coils powered by electricity or gas. A freshwater valve pulls in cold water and pipes it into the bottom of the tank as hot water is siphoned off through a valve at the top. In this way, the tank is always kept full, and the heater keeps the water at a constant temperature, ready for your next shower.
Increasingly popular are tankless water heaters, sometimes called multi point-of-use water heaters (if they service the entire home) or single point-of-use (if they service just one faucet or room). Although they cost more up front, tankless water heaters last longer and use less energy (thus costing less over time) than conventional water heaters. These water heaters only heat water when you need it instead of expending energy on heating and maintaining an entire tank of hot water at all times.
Roto-Rooter technicians are equipped to repair and maintain both conventional gas and electric water heaters as well as tankless water heaters. We can also help you choose a new water heater, which you can buy through us, and have us install it in your home.
One of the ways in which you can extend the life of your water heater is to keep it clear of sediment. Hard water, which is common throughout the country, contains dissolved minerals like calcium and magnesium. Over time, these minerals become deposited in your plumbing pipes and at the bottom of your water heater tank. If you hear a bubbling and banging noise when your water heater turns on, it’s probably the sediment being stirred up and knocking around. Draining the sediment out of the tank on a regular basis will keep it much happier. You can also install a home water softening system, which will greatly decrease mineral deposits in all your plumbing and water appliances and extend the lives of your pipes, water heater, washing machine, and dishwasher.
Call us if you find you have no hot water, not enough hot water, your water is discolored or has a strange and unpleasant odor (like rotten eggs), you hear the bubbling and popping noise of loose sediment, you hear a higher pitched whining sound, or you notice water leaking from the base of the tank. As specialists in water heater repair in Gainesville, we’re ready to help you get life back to normal.
