Water Heater Repair
Lukewarm showers, rumbling tanks, a pilot that won't stay lit, most water heater problems are a $150–$600 repair, not a replacement. We diagnose on the first visit, carry the common parts on the truck, and tell you straight when a repair isn't worth the money.
What we fix on the first visit
Thermocouples and pilot assemblies, gas control valves, electric heating elements and thermostats, T&P relief valves, anode rods, and sediment flushes for tanks that rumble like a kettle. The truck carries the parts that fail most, so the first visit is usually the only visit.
The repair-or-replace line
Our rule is simple: if the tank itself is leaking, no repair saves it, the steel has failed and replacement is the only fix. Otherwise, if the heater is under 8 years old and the repair is under half the cost of a new install, repair it. Over 10 years old with a $400+ repair? Put the money toward a new unit. We’ll show you the math either way and never upsell a tank that has years left.
What's included
$150 – $600
Diagnosis plus repair, parts and labor. If you replace with us within 30 days, the diagnostic fee comes off the install.
Call for an exact quoteMy water is lukewarm, not cold. What is it?
On electric: usually one failed heating element, the other keeps the water tepid. On gas: often a failing gas control valve or a thermostat set low. Both are routine repairs.
The tank is making popping noises.
That’s sediment boiling on the bottom of the tank, common with Bloomington’s hard water. A flush often quiets it and buys efficiency back; if it’s been years, the noise is a nudge to plan replacement.
Water around the base, repair or replace?
Check where it’s from. A drip at a valve or fitting is repairable. Water seeping from the tank body means the liner has failed, that’s a replacement, and worth doing before it lets go completely.
Do you repair tankless units?
Yes, descaling, ignition faults, error codes on AO Smith and most major brands. Annual flushes are a quick standalone visit.
Fixed today, or honest advice to replace
Same-day service across Bloomington · exact quote in one call