It’s easy to forget just how often you rely on your water heater–until it breaks down.
Learn how to take better care of your water heater, how to spot the first signs of trouble, and how to choose a new water heater when the time comes.
You can also call on Simpson Plumbing for water heater repair and installation in Tracy and beyond.
So, someone has used up all of the hot water just before you were about to jump in the shower or use the hot water for some other purpose. It’s disappointing to wait for a bit and start showering, only to run out of hot water again before you’re finished. [...]
It’s never good when a part of your home is making a noise that it shouldn’t. If you’ve noticed that your water heater is making a bubbling, popping, or gurgling noise, you have cause for concern. If the noise sound most like bubbling, your first instinct is to think that [...]
There are many reasons that you may need to know the age of your water heater. Maybe your prospective buyers are interested in the age of your water heater. Maybe you need to decide whether or not it is time to replace the heater instead of repairing it. No matter [...]
We’ve all experienced a power outage at the worst of times. They’re never convenient, and usually lead to more stress and questions than we’d prefer. One thing many people have asked about is whether they will still have hot water during a power outage. And the answer to that is: [...]
When you’re investing in a new water heater, one of your priorities will be to find the model that will last the longest, so that you can get your money’s worth and delay replacing it for as long as possible. In the past, advice used to be that you could [...]
Low pressure problems can be very frustrating. Why is your shower so weak, or why does it take forever to fill your pots at the kitchen sink? The cause may be a bad water heater. Here is how a bad water heater can cause low pressure problems. Sediment Build-Up The [...]
Do you run out of hot water mid-shower? Or, do you find that you can’t get your water hot enough, especially if you’re running multiple faucets at the same time? You don’t have to live with it. You can change or replace your water heater to get the amount of [...]
Has this ever happened to you? Your water heater trips the circuit breaker in your house. So you go and reset the circuit breaker. Then after a few minutes, it happens again. So you reset it again. But immediately, the water heater trips your circuit breaker again. This continual [...]
The answer is a resounding YES. Electric water heaters absolutely can explode. That’s not to say you should necessarily be concerned. Water heaters that are installed and maintained properly almost never do so, and having a legitimate technician install and maintain your water heater is always the best option. They’re [...]
Are you hearing a water heater sizzling sound? Depending on when you hear the sizzling or hissing sound and what’s going in the heater, your water heater may need replacement, or it may be working normally. Here’s a few things that could be causing your water heater to sizzle. Leaks [...]
