Installation, maintenance, repair
Tank type water heater
installation
Tank type water heaters installations
If the installation of the water heater is done properly, unit should provide hot water in the household with no problems. However some of the installations we have seen on the field, were done wrong and after just a few days or even less unit stop working. Now there is question how come and most of the time manufacturer or seller is called under warranty as the first though is that tank type water heater is to fault and often it is not. Only good installation job up to the code and proper size unit can guarantee supply of the hot water with no issue.
Official authorized service provider
The Right Guys Plumbing are official and authorized service providers for most distributed Brands Rheem and AO Smith. We are servicing all the models and for the most of them we have available parts. If you are part of AO Smith Recall for replacement of the Burner and Gas Control Valve, obtain the warranty and labor number with AO Smith and give us a call to resolve it same day. We cover Sacramento County and City as well as various cities here in Sacramento Valley
Tank type water heaters repair
The Right Guys Plumbing is specialized in water heaters! This is what we are doing for 18 years now. We are able to fix most of the electric and gas type water heaters. Further more we have most of the parts necessary to make it work at our first visit. Sadly we have heard that water heater although "young" was being replaced mostly because lack of knowledge. That will not happen with us! We are doing honest troubleshooting and give answer to how your unit is going. Give us a call today!
Some interesting facts about tank type water heaters
Tank type water heaters have been around for about a 130 years. They have proven to be reliable source of hot water for most homes, have simple design, no moving parts and silent operation. Average life on tank type water heater is 8-12 years. Water condition, installation and annual maintenance can extend the life of it to more than 20 years. We recommend to flush it every year, inspect the anode rod, clean the fresh air ways and clean around it.
Typical installation takes several hours and thereafter ~45 min to achieve the set point water temperature. Different cities have slightly different installation requirements-but as a standard is accessible water and gas shut off valves, earthquake straps,sediment trap, temperature and pressure relief line to be pointed to safe location. Expansion tank and drip pan are required in some cases as well.