Water Heater Repair in Lake Havasu City, AZ
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What power loss does to your water heater in Mohave County
Mohave County logs a lot of wind. Ten years of records show 149 damaging wind events and 12 winter storms, and storms like that knock out power. Arizona saw 7% of households go at least 24 hours without power in 2024.
Most tanks come back on by themselves once power returns. A gas water heater with a standing pilot is different. If the pilot goes out during an outage, it stays out, and nothing in the tank will relight it on its own. You will notice cold water and have to relight it by hand.
- 35°F
- the average winter night, and colder incoming water means longer heating
- 6 months
- November through April, 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
A new water heater would cut about $250 a year off hot water for a typical Arizona home.
Estimates for a typical Arizona home, compared with an older unit built to the federal minimum, from EIA household energy data and Arizona fuel prices. Your home will differ.
Repair makes sense when an element, thermostat or gas valve has failed.
Replacement makes sense when the tank itself is leaking.
- Why is my water heater leaking from the bottom?
- Most often the tank itself has rusted through from the inside and is starting to fail. Sediment builds up at the bottom of the tank over years, and once it wears through the steel, that spot leaks and won't seal. It can also be the drain valve, a fitting that has loosened, or the temperature and pressure relief valve letting go. A leak from the tank body means replacement. A leak from a valve or fitting can often be fixed, so it's worth having a contractor look before assuming the worst.
- Why won't the pilot light on my water heater stay lit?
- Usually the thermocouple has worn out and is telling the gas valve to shut off even when the pilot is burning fine. That part sits right next to the pilot flame and wears down over years of heat. A weak or dirty pilot orifice can cause the same thing, and so can a draft pulling the flame away from the thermocouple. Either way it's a small part behind the trouble, and a contractor can test which one it is.
- Can a tankless water heater be repaired?
- Yes, most problems in a tankless unit are repairable. Scale buildup on the heat exchanger, a failed igniter, a bad flow sensor, or an error code from a faulty sensor are all things a contractor can fix without replacing the unit. The heat exchanger itself is the one part that's expensive enough that replacing the whole unit sometimes makes more sense, depending on its age and what's wrong. A contractor can pull the error code and tell you which situation you're in.