Water Heater Repair in Eagar, AZ
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Eagar winters put weight on your water heater
Eagar needs heat eight months a year, October through May, and your water heater works alongside your furnace that whole time. On winter nights that average 20°F, the incoming water is colder, so the unit runs longer to bring a tank of water up to temperature. That extra runtime wears on the heating element or burner assembly faster than it would somewhere warmer.
The county has logged 110 winter storms and 120 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and storms like that knock out power. Most gas water heaters with a standing pilot keep working through an outage, but electric units and anything with electronic ignition will stop heating until power comes back. If your water turns cold during a storm and stays cold after the lights come back on, that is worth a look.
- 20°F
- the average winter night, and colder incoming water means longer heating
- 8 months
- October through May, the months homes here need heat
- 7%
- of Arizona households lost power for a day or more in 2024, and a heater with an electric element or electric ignition stops without it
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- Why is my water heater leaking from the bottom?
- Most of the time it means the tank itself has rusted through and is failing. Water heaters corrode from the inside out over the years, and once the tank wall gives way there is no patch or seal that fixes it. It can also be a loose drain valve or a fitting weeping at the bottom, which is worth checking before assuming the worst. A contractor can tell you in a few minutes which one it is.
- Why won't the pilot light on my water heater stay lit?
- The most common cause is a worn thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve the pilot is burning. When it wears out it stops sending that signal and the valve shuts the gas off as a safety measure. A dirty pilot orifice or a draft blowing out the flame can cause the same thing. Either way it needs a licensed contractor to check and replace the part, since it involves the gas line.
- Can a tankless water heater be repaired?
- Yes, most problems with a tankless unit can be fixed without replacing the whole thing. Common repairs include descaling the heat exchanger, replacing an igniter, or clearing a blocked vent. A contractor can flush and inspect the unit to find out which part has failed.