You do not want your water heater to get broken untimely, especially when it’s whopping snowing all day and night. Your water heaters have done more than enough for you, by providing you got baths and removing your all day tiredness. A water heater is a necessity these days. Still, if you need hot water repairs and maintenance, but you are ignoring it is going to cost approximately ten times more than regular maintenance. You can even yourself do a regular by yourself and could increase the life span of your water heater. 

Generally, a water heater needs 6-month regular maintenance; if you are capable of doing maintenance yourself only, then you should do it on your own. Otherwise, you should have a professional plumber do the work. 

Usually, every water heater has the same bunch of problems which you can even call as warning signs. To tackle these problems, you should have a little knowledge of how to prevent them. 

Some of the problems that need hot water repair are: 

• Sudden drop in temperature of hot water

• This is the most common problem that demands hot water repairs, and it usually occurs if you are living in a joint family or your building has only one water heating unit. When the load increases on the machine, it struggles to heat the water. Another reason could be if you have an electrical water heater, then a power surge due to excess use of water heater could trip on the circuits.

• Water Tank corrosion and smelly water

• If there is an uncommon smell in your hot water, then there might be some rust caused due to mismatch of the sediments at the bottom of the water tank. Due to this problem, your water might also get discolored into reddish-orange. Corrosion in water tank also leads to smelly water, more particularly like the smell of rotten eggs. Sometimes the problem could be from the water source also, for that run cold water for 10 minutes and if there is no color, neither smell then the problem is in the hot water tank.

• A leak in water heater

• A water heater leak occurs like in 5-7 years of the period but could be dangerous of the people using that water heater. Water leaks from the water heater and could damage the floor and other devices near it. Sometimes in an electric water heater, the water leaking has an amount of current in it; therefore, a problem this should not be ignored. You should immediately call for professional help.

• Rumbling sounds

• If your water heater is making reverberating sounds, that could be a significant concern. These sounds could be due to the burning of sediments or malfunction of heating components. If you hear these sounds, you should immediately turn off the water heater. These are the signs of pressure building up inside the water heater, which may even burst. In this case, you should drain your water heater and do not use it. If still, the problem resists, call a professional for hot water repairs.

Why should faulty water heaters be repaired? 

If you ignore these warning signs of breaking down, this is probably the worst thing to do. It will make the problem more serious, hard to resolve and more expensive. A faulty water heater is always a risk for your family or anyone using. If your water heater has leaks, it might be using more power which means an increase in power bill and gas bill. If your problem has gone severe, it will cost you more even you will need to have a new water heater installed.  

These are a few of the common signs of requiring hot water repairs services. Make sure that you choose the best professional help for this.

Guest Contributor: Emma Smith