Water Heater Repair & Replacement services in Dallas
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The actual work
Water heaters last 8 to 12 years on average — less in hard-water regions, more if the anode rod gets replaced every 4 years. Most calls come at end-of-life when the tank starts leaking from the bottom seam.
When the tank goes, swap it. Repair on a 10-year-old tank that's leaking is throwing money away. We carry standard 40 and 50 gallon gas and electric tanks on our trucks for same-day install. Tankless replacements take 1–2 days because of the gas-line and venting work.
If you have a tankless unit and you're getting cold-water sandwich (hot for 30 seconds, cold for 10, hot again), it's almost always scale buildup in the heat exchanger. Annual descaling fixes it — $225 to $380 — and is required by the manufacturer to keep your warranty valid.
Brand-wise, we install whatever you want. Defaults we keep stocked: Rheem and AO Smith for tank, Rinnai and Navien for tankless. Bradford White on commercial.
Local context for Dallas
Newer Dallas construction tends to be on slab foundations with PEX. Easier access in some ways, more code-current in others.
Fair pricing for this work
For water heater repair & replacement jobs in the Dallas area:
- Gas tank water heater 40–50 gal install: $1,240 – $1,930
- Electric tank water heater 40–50 gal install: $1,060 – $1,750
- Gas tankless install (whole-home): $3,130 – $4,415
- Annual tankless descaling: $205 – $350
- T&P valve replacement: $170 – $260
- Anode rod replacement: $260 – $405
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What a typical call looks like
A Dallas customer in their 2000s home had been chasing weeping T&P valve for weeks before calling. Thermal expansion, no expansion tank installed was the actual cause. We replaced the T&P and added an expansion tank; everything stable since. About $312 all in.