Traditional Water Heaters

These are the water heaters that are familiar to most of us. They take the cold water supply coming into your home and store it in a large tank. Then this water is heated by electricity, natural gas, propane, heat pumps, and even solar power. When the water in the tank cools off, the fuel kicks in and heats it up again. Then when you turn on your shower, faucet, dishwasher, or washing machine, hot water is ready for you to use.

Rheem water heater powered by natural gas	Inside a traditional tank water heater

Leave it to a Professional

As you can see, water heaters are complicated pieces of equipment. They should only be installed by professional, fully-licensed technicians like the ones at Three-Way Plumbing. There are horror stories of homeowners trying to fix their own water heaters, or replace them. The dangers include electrical shock, gas leaks and explosions, serious water damage, and carbon monoxide poisoning, to name a few. So don’t take chances… call us when you have any problem with your water heater.

When you call Three-Way Plumbing to repair or replace your water heater, you can rest assured that we will:

• Obtain all the proper permits and licenses
• Get any needed inspections (especially important for those who are selling their home)
• Haul away your old water heater and dispose of it properly
• Properly hookup your water heater to the gas or electric, ensuring that it is done right
• Give you peace of mind knowing that your family and home are protected from shoddy workmanship

How I do I know I need to call the

professionals at Three-Way Plumbing?

Take this test. If you are experiencing any of the following problems, you should have your water heater inspected by a trained professional. Click here.

• No hot water
• Slow hot water recovery after someone showers or uses a lot of hot water
• Pilot light keeps going out on natural gas water heater
• Lukewarm water
• Popping or banging noise from inside the water heater
• Smelly water when you turn on hot water at the tap or in the shower or bath
• Leaking tank
• If your water heater is 6 or more years of age

The Importance of Maintenance

The manufacturer's recommend a yearly flushing of your water heater to ensure long life and proper performance. Without it, scale and sediment can build up and cause the water heater to underperform, or fail. So all the water used in your laundry, dishwasher, bath or shower, is first filtered through this scale and sediment before coming to you.

Inside view of a water heater tank that has scale and sediment build-up. This is what your water may be filtering through!

The Three-Way Plumbing maintenance program includes an annual “draining” of the tank which prevents sediment and other buildup that will cost you more in energy use over time and shorten the life of your water heater. This also includes inspection of the anode rod, which is a metal rod inside the tank that sacrifices itself to save your tank. Instead of your tank rusting out, your anode rod deteriorates due to an electrolytic process. To learn how we can help you maintain and extend the life of your water heater, click here. Or click here to join our President’s Club and make maintenance automatic!

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