Water Heaters in Plano, TX

A tank replacement runs $1,200 to $3,500 depending on size, fuel type, and access. A tankless installation runs $2,500 to $6,500, and if the gas line needs upsizing, add $500 to $1,500. Attic installs cost more than garage installs because of the labor to get the old unit down and the new one up. We quote the number in writing before we start, access surcharge included.

Eight to twelve years for a tank. Fifteen to twenty for a tankless that gets descaled annually. North Texas water is hard enough that skipping maintenance shortens both numbers.

Usually not. That is sediment on the bottom of the tank, and water is boiling underneath it. A flush often fixes it. If the noise persists after a flush, or if the unit is already past ten years, the sediment has been cooking the tank bottom for a while and it is closer to the end than the beginning.

It depends on where it is coming from. If it is coming from a fitting, a valve, or the T&P discharge pipe, that is a repair and it can usually wait until business hours. If it is coming from the tank body itself, the tank has failed and it will get worse. If the unit is in your attic, treat that as an emergency, shut the cold water supply valve on top of the unit, and call us.

If it is in a garage and it is healthy, no rush. If it is in an attic and it is over eight years old, seriously consider it. A planned replacement costs $1,200 to $3,500. An attic tank that fails on its own costs that plus a ceiling, and the ceiling is usually the bigger number.

It depends on how long you are staying. Tankless costs roughly twice as much up front and lasts roughly twice as long, so the math only works if you are keeping the house. ENERGY STAR puts the energy savings at up to about 34 percent. If you are selling in three years, put a tank in and keep the difference. If you are staying fifteen years and you have gas capacity, tankless is worth a real conversation.

Once a year for a tank, once a year for a tankless descale. North Texas water leaves scale, and on a tankless unit the scale collects directly on the heat exchanger, which is the expensive part. Annual descaling is not upselling. It is the difference between a unit that lasts eighteen years and one that lasts eight.

Usually a spent anode rod. The anode is a sacrificial metal rod inside the tank that corrodes so the tank does not. When it is used up, the tank starts corroding instead. If we catch it in time, replacing the rod buys you years. If the tank is already rusting through, it is too late for the rod.

Most often a failing thermocouple, which is a cheap part. But if the pilot outage comes with soot around the unit, a burnt smell, or a yellow flame instead of blue, stop. That is a combustion or venting problem, not a pilot problem, and a gas appliance that is not venting correctly puts carbon monoxide in your house. Call us and get a CO detector in the meantime.

Yes. Water heater replacement is permitted work in Plano and in every surrounding city. We pull it. An unpermitted install can cause you problems at resale and it can void the manufacturer warranty. If a contractor offers to skip the permit to save you money, that is a contractor telling you something about himself.

If you call before noon on a weekday, usually yes. We are not a 24-hour company. After-hours and weekend calls carry a flat $199 dispatch fee, quoted before we come.

No. The federal 25C energy efficiency tax credit ended December 31, 2025. Any contractor still quoting you a federal credit on a 2026 install is working from outdated information. Check with your utility about local rebates, which are separate and may still exist.