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Water Heater Repair in Mississauga

Most water heater faults announce themselves through temperature, sound or water on the floor. Each points to a short list of causes.

  • Hot water gone entirely, or exhausted much faster than it used to be
  • Rumbling or popping from the tank as it heats
  • Wet floor beneath the tank, or a relief pipe that keeps weeping
  • Rusty or discoloured hot water only
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Signs you need it

  • Hot water gone entirely, or exhausted much faster than it used to be
  • Rumbling or popping from the tank as it heats
  • Wet floor beneath the tank, or a relief pipe that keeps weeping
  • Rusty or discoloured hot water only
  • A pilot or burner that will not stay lit

How we do the work

  1. Identify the unit. Gas or electric, owned or rented, age from the serial number.
  2. Test the controls. Thermocouple or flame sensor on gas units; elements and thermostats on electric ones.
  3. Check the venting on gas models for proper draft.
  4. Inspect the relief valve and the expansion conditions behind a dripping discharge.
  5. Advise plainly when the tank itself is leaking, since a leaking tank cannot be repaired.
Rented units. A large share of local households rent their heater. When the tank is rented, its repair normally falls to the rental provider; we can still diagnose the problem so you know what to ask them.

Mississauga homes and this job

Lake Ontario water supplied through the Region of Peel carries enough dissolved minerals to build sediment at the bottom of a tank. That sediment causes the popping noise and reduces efficiency. Annual draining helps, as explained in our guide to flushing a water heater. Tanks that have reached roughly ten to twelve years and show rust are better replaced than repaired; see gas water heater replacement.

What affects the cost

  • Availability of parts for the specific model
  • Venting corrections on gas units
  • Whether an expansion tank is needed

Water on the floor is not always the tank. A failed fitting nearby may be the source, which leak detection can confirm.

The job, tool by tool

Tools on the truck for water heater work

Hose and floor-drain adapter
Draining the old tank down
Pipe cutters and press or solder kit
Re-piping the hot and cold connections
Thermal expansion tank
Taking pressure spikes off the new tank
Combustion analyzer, gas units
Checking draft and venting after start-up

On every job

  • Drop cloths down before any tool comes out
  • Water or fuel shut and tagged while we work
  • Every joint we made checked dry before we pack up
  • Old parts shown to you, then hauled away

A call-out, start to finish

  1. 1Call and describe the fixture, floor and symptom
  2. 2We arrive, lay drop cloths and shut the water where needed
  3. 3Trap pulled, line cabled or camera run to find the cause
  4. 4Fix explained, then cut, joined or replaced
  5. 5Water run through, joints checked, written note left

Answers our Mississauga crew gives most

Why is my hot water lukewarm?

On electric units, often a failed element. On gas units, a thermostat or a dip tube problem.

Should a weeping relief valve worry me?

Treat it as a signal: either the valve has worn out or the tank is running too hot or too pressurised. Have it looked at soon.

Can you repair rented tanks?

Rental agreements usually require the owner to repair them. We can tell you what is wrong first.

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