Water Heater Replacement in Troy

Water heater replacement Troy NY homeowners book swaps the old tank for a new gas or electric unit, sized for your home and installed to code with a city permit. Most installs take half a day, and the old tank is hauled away. Call us for a firm price and, in most cases, hot water again the same or next day.

Our Troy plumbers replace tanks for homeowners, landlords between tenants and small businesses. If yours might still be saved, start with our wider water heater services page.

• Sizing help. The plumber asks how many people live there and how many showers run at once. A tank that is too small runs out, and one that is too big wastes fuel.
• Removal and haul away. The old tank is drained, carried out and taken away. Floors and stairs are covered on the way out.
• The new tank. Gas, electric, power vent or heat pump, matched to your home.
• New connectors and a shutoff. Fresh flex connectors and a working cold water valve on top.
• An expansion tank. Added where the water system is closed off by a check valve or pressure reducer.
• Relief valve piping. The T&P discharge pipe runs down to within inches of the floor.
• A venting check. Flue pipe, slope and chimney connection get checked, and upgraded if needed.
• Gas leak test. Every gas joint is tested before the burner lights.
• Permit and inspection. Filed and scheduled for you.

• Old tanks in tight spaces. Many Troy basements still hold tanks over 12 years old, wedged under narrow stairs or next to old boilers.
• Old chimneys. Brick chimneys built for coal can be too big or too damaged for a modern water heater flue.
• Two tanks side by side. Two family homes often have one tank per unit, and both tend to wear out around the same time.
• Code has changed. Newer installs call for proper relief valve piping and often an expansion tank, which older setups lack.
• Failures come at bad times. Tanks tend to give out in winter, when cold incoming water makes them work hardest. Planning a swap before that saves a cold week.
• Rentals and resale. A permitted install with a new tank looks good to tenants, inspectors and buyers.

• Gas tanks in 30, 40, 50 and 75 gallon sizes. Gas water heater replacement Troy homeowners book most often is a 40 or 50 gallon tank.
• Electric tanks for apartments, additions and homes without gas service.
• Power vent units that push exhaust sideways through the wall with a fan, handy when the chimney is shot.
• Heat pump water heaters, which borrow warmth from the cellar air and cut electric use sharply. Heat pump water heater installation Troy homeowners ask about may qualify for state or utility rebates, so ask what is current.
• Indirect tanks off boilers for older homes with radiator heat.

Most homes with three or four people do well with 50 gallons. Here is a quick guide.

These are the replacement calls that come up most often.

• Leaking 15 year old gas tank in a Lansingburgh basement, swapped for a new 50 gallon unit with an expansion tank.
• Two tanks in a two family home, both replaced the same day between tenants.
• Electric to heat pump upgrade in a home with a roomy basement, cutting the electric bill.
• Gas tank with a cracked flue pipe replaced, with a new chimney liner adapter so exhaust left the house safely.

A water heater swap in Troy generally needs a plumbing permit. These are the code items the inspector looks at.

• Relief valve discharge pipe running down to just above the floor.
• Gas shutoff and drip leg on the gas supply to catch debris.
• Venting slope and size so exhaust rises and leaves the house.
• Expansion tank where the system is closed by a check valve or pressure reducer.
• Clearances around the burner and flue, so nothing stored nearby can catch fire.
• A drain pan where a leak could damage a finished floor or the unit below.

Seismic straps are not part of the job here, since New York does not usually call for them the way some western states do.

• Maybe it can be saved: We can fix my water heater style calls first if the tank is young.
• Want endless hot water? It may make sense to go tankless instead.
• Need a bigger gas supply? Our gas pipe work covers new lines and upsizing.