Water Heaters in Springfield, PA

Water Heater Repair Professionals

When your water heater isn’t living up to your expectations, make sure that you rely on professional technicians like ours to have it fixed. Water heaters, especially those powered by natural gas, can be dangerous to work on if you don’t have the proper training or equipment. You can put a lot at risk with an amateur "fix-it" job, including the creation of damaging water leaks. We have 24/7 service to ensure your water heater is repaired correctly and stays repaired. All of our technicians go through continuing training to ensure they’re up-to-date with the latest methods, models, and tools.

Watch for Water Heater Repair Signs

Not all water heater problems are immediately obvious. When you have no hot water, you’ll know something is wrong. But what about when there are temperature fluctuations in the hot water, or the water doesn’t seem hot enough, or the water heater is making odd noises? You might feel tempted to ignore these problems as long as you’re still getting enough hot water. But each of these is a sign that something is wrong with your water heater, and it probably needs professional repairs.

When you call on the Creative Comfort Solutions water heater pros, they’ll rapidly diagnose the problem and find a solution. Can require doing various jobs:

• Flushing the water heater’s tanks
• Sealing up leaks at connections
• Replacing the sacrificial anode rod
• Repairs to the gas line
• Cleaning the gas burners
• Fixing or replacing the circulator pump

You won’t have to worry about the job being done right when you call us. We back up all our services with a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and we’re always thrilled to see customers happy with the work we do for them.

Water Heater Installation and Replacement

You may think of a water heater as, well, just a water heater. They’re all the same. But this isn’t true. For starters, some homes use water heaters powered by natural gas, while others have electric water heaters. Then there are tankless water heaters, which work in completely different ways from the conventional water heaters that use hot water tanks.

Although there is plenty to consider when you’re looking for a new water heater, the most important step is to work with experienced, licensed professionals. Our team will help you find the right unit for your needs.

Is It Time to Replace Your Old Water Heater?

One of the big questions that people have about their water heaters is how long they should keep them. At what point is a water heater too old to do its job, and too expensive to repair? Here are some guidelines:

• Age: Storage tank water heaters will usually last for around 12 years (if they receive regular maintenance), and tankless water heaters for around 20 years.
• Reduced hot water volume: If your hot water is running out earlier than it used to, trapping some people in your home with lukewarm showers in the morning, it’s likely that the water heater is dying.
• High energy bills: A water heater consumes a large amount of energy—often one of the biggest energy users in a home. When a water heater is failing from age, it will run inefficiently and start to raise costs.
• Reddish-brown hot water discoloration: If you see this discoloration in your hot water, it may indicate that the tank has rusted through. This requires replacing the water heater ASAP.
• Corrosion: If you see corrosion of any kind on the exterior of the water heater, call for technicians. It’s unlikely this can be cost-effectively repaired.
• Excessive leaks: An occasional leak from a water heater often means the unit requires repair. If water leaks are becoming frequent, it often means the unit is beyond repairs.

Our water heater professionals are available to help assess your water heater and offer our expert opinion on whether it’s time to invest in a replacement or not.

What Is Impressive About the Tankless Water Heater?

If you’ve already heard about the tankless water heater, you may wonder how it operates and why someone would want to purchase one. Many homeowners love the benefits of tankless water heaters, but they aren’t the ideal fit for all homes. Here’s the vital information you need to know about the advantages of this technology to help you think about whether going tankless is your best choice.

How Tankless Water Heaters Work

How can a water heater work if it doesn’t have a place to store and heat water? Think of this way: when a furnace runs, does it need to store air and heat it? No, air passes through the furnace and gets heated along the way. This is similar to what happens in a tankless water heater.

When a hot water tap turns on in the house, requesting hot water, water starts to move through the tankless water heater unit. This motion activates the gas jets in the water heater (or electric heating elements if it’s an electric model) and causes the unit to start transferring heat through a heat exchanger to the water. This heats the water as it moves through the unit and continues to the tap. With a traditional water heater, the water remains in the tank and is kept at a constant temperature, ready to exit when there’s a demand. A tankless water heater instead only heats on demand, which is why these systems are sometimes called on-demand water heaters.

The Advantages of Tankless Water Heaters

Heating water in this fashion has several significant advantages for a home:

• Less energy consumption: This is the biggest benefit for most households. A tankless water heater consumes far less energy than a traditional storage tank water heater because it only needs to run when there’s need for it. A standard water heater keeps losing heat from the tank (known as standby energy loss), requiring heating the water again. This doesn’t occur with a tankless unit.
• Unlimited hot water: Without a supply of hot water, a tankless unit won’t run out of it. It just continues to heat up more. No more need to worry that the last person in the shower in the morning will get cold water from the showerhead.
• Longevity: Tankless water heaters last longer than standard water heaters because they don’t wear down as fast due to the strain of water storage or frequently running. You can expect a tankless unit to last from 5 to 10 years longer than a tank water heater.
• Small size: No tank, more space! Tankless water heaters are often small enough that they can be mounted on a wall.

Is a Tankless Water Heater Right for You?

These are fantastic advantages, but there are a few drawbacks to consider when you’re looking into tankless water heaters.

• First, they do cost more to purchase. The energy efficiency will usually offset this after several years, but it doesn’t always fit in with people’s current budget plans.
• Second, there’s a longer delay for hot water to reach a tap, and that can mean water waste while you allow the water to heat up.
• Third, installing a tankless water heater may require making adjustments to the rest of your plumbing and your gas line. For example, it’s usually necessary to have a water softener installed in conjunction with a tankless water heater.
• Fourth, although tankless water heaters won’t run out of hot water, they can be overwhelmed by demand when multiple taps are on at the same time. This makes tankless water heaters better suited for smaller households.

The best way to make a choice about a tankless water heater is to work with the Creative Comfort Solutions experts. We can determine if your household is suited to one of these systems or if a standard water heater is a better investment. We’ll always be transparent and honest in our recommendations.

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Regular Water Heater Maintenance Is Essential

We mentioned above how long you can expect your traditional water heater or tank water heater to last. But those numbers only apply if the water heater receives annual maintenance from professionals. A water heater does an immense amount of work during the year, running every month and usually every day. Your heating and cooling systems don’t do that much work, and they need annual maintenance as well!

There are a number of major benefits of keeping up with annual maintenance for your water heater:

• Ensure the longest possible service life
• Prevent numerous repairs
• Stop corrosion from getting an early hold on the unit
• Maintain the system’s energy efficiency so you don’t pay too much to run it
• Keep the system working at peak performance
• Stop the manufacturer’s warranty from being invalidated

Regular maintenance is particularly important for tankless water heaters, which require special cleaning to prevent scale build-up from blocking their intakes. Another important job that technicians do for standard water heaters is to change out the anode rod that protects the unit from rust

You can choose to have water heating maintenance done at any time of the year. The only rule is that you keep up with consistent maintenance, having it done each year. Talk to our team today to set up a schedule that will keep your water heater at work for you for many years.

All the Water Heater Services You Need

No water heater will last forever, and the next time you settle on installing a new one, we hope you’ll reach out to us for the job. We have the experience and the people who will ensure you get off to a great start with your new water heater. We’ll be there for you during all stages of your water heater’s service life—emergency repairs, maintenance, replacement, and more—so you’ll never need to contact another contractor in Springfield, PA.

At Creative Comfort Solutions, we focused on delivering the best for our customers. This is why we have our satisfaction guarantee. If you’re not happy with the work we’ve done for you, we’ll do all we can to make it right. No matter the job you need done, we’ll set you up for a great experience from the moment you first contact us, and you’ll always get work accompanied by a friendly face. We’re a small company with personalized service, but we deliver big company results.