Should You Repair or Replace Your Water Heater?

The life of your water heater really, really depends on the quality of the installation. Make sure that system is installed correctly so that it can have the best life possible for you and your family. If you live in our area, call Yarro Sense. We'd love to come out and install your water heater correctly. [singing] >> [music]

Hey guys, Colby Yarbro with Yarbro & Sons. We've been serving customers since 1988. And today, we're going to throw down the gauntlet of our three best tankless water heaters. I like the Vesta the best. They have fewer problems. I've been putting them in for a long time now. They work great. If we do have a problem, their tech support is a lot better. And most of the time, they'll just send us a new unit and get you get it replaced and keep going. And that's only been a couple out of the ones I've installed. The The next one is Navien. Navien is very similar to the Vesta. They have a lot of similarities. The only difference between the two is the customer service. I don't like the way the Navien you have to go through their call center and it takes a long time to get somebody on the phone. The third one is the Rinnai. They make a great product. They're really good. I don't like them as well because it's harder to get parts for them in our area. That's mainly the main main reason I don't like to use them. Pretty much take his word on anything he says. And so, I really trust the the brands that he's talked about. And and and I trust the team that we have to put them in. And so, if you're within the Oklahoma City metro area and you're in need of any kind of plumbing services, where you know, if we need to install some equipment for you to help with your water at your house, then please click the link below and we'd love to be your team. Yarbro's. >> [singing] [music]

Here at this customer's house, they had an issue with their water heater. Coming to look at it, there was water in the pan. Most of the time, that's telling me that the uh internal tank has busted. It's leaking. It's rusted out uh from hard water. The age of the tank, the tank's 11 years old. It's a 50-gallon propane water heater, and I'm out today to replace it. [Music]

All right, friends, grab a cup of coffee and let's talk about your water heater. In this instance, there's a small puddle under your water heater and it keeps coming back. That does not automatically mean that you need a new tank. Sometimes it's the little drain valve at the bottom. Sometimes it's the gas control on the side. So here at Yarbrough and Sons, we look at where it's coming from before we talk about a full tank replacement. So in the spirit of full transparency, those repair paths on our sheet run about $425 to $700, depending on the part. A full tank swap is a completely different conversation with its own range. I'm Willie Yarbrough with Yarbrough and Sons, and do you have a puddle under your water heater?

So, your water heater has failed and you need to know if you should replace it or repair it. And I'm here to tell you, use the 50% rule. If the cost to repair your water heater is greater than 50% of the cost of a new one, you should probably consider replacing that water heater. If it's less and it's less than about 8 years old, you should consider repairing it. So, use the 50% rule plus the age of the equipment. That's kind of where I look at that. But, hope this helps making your water heater decision. [singing]

Why don't water heaters last as long as they used to? That's a really valid question and a lot of it has to do with different manufacturing standards and the water chemical makeup in your area. Today, water heaters are made with more costefficient materials and they're designed to improve efficiency, which means thinner materials. And when you have thinner materials, you have breakdowns happen faster. Now, does that mean they're not safe? Absolutely not. Water heaters are completely safe. And I know you're probably conjuring images of water heaters exploding that you've seen on YouTube. That's not the case. A lot of issues that people have with water heaters and failures can be either a prevented or seen well before they happen. Here at Yarbone Suns, we replace hundreds of water heaters every year and come across probably thousands. So everything that we're talking about is coming from our experience. [singing] >> [music]