If your water heater has failed—or you're wondering whether continuing to repair it still makes sense—we'll help you understand your options before you make the investment.
Brad's Plumbing replaces traditional tank and tankless water heaters, including gas and electric systems throughout Katy and Greater West Houston.
We'll help you choose a system that fits your home, your household's hot-water needs, and your existing plumbing and utilities. Serving local homeowners since 1991.
Not every water-heater problem requires replacement.
Some problems involve repairable components. Others—such as a failed storage tank, significant deterioration, repeated repair needs, or a system that no longer meets the household's needs—can make replacement the more practical choice.
Brad's Plumbing evaluates the condition of the water heater and the nature of the problem before recommending the next step.
Replacement should be the solution to the problem—not the starting assumption.
If you're experiencing a water-heater problem but don't know whether the existing system can be repaired:
Explore Water Heater RepairWe'll help you determine the appropriate system, size, energy source, and installation requirements.
Schedule Water Heater ReplacementIf the tank itself has failed, replacing the water heater is generally different from repairing a leaking valve, fitting, or plumbing connection.
Repeated repairs can eventually reach the point where putting additional money into the existing system becomes difficult to justify.
A water heater may still operate but no longer provide enough hot water for the household.
Overall condition matters when deciding whether another repair makes financial sense.
Replacement can be an opportunity to consider tankless, a different tank capacity, or another equipment configuration.
More—or fewer—people in the home can change the amount of hot water you actually need.
Age matters, but age alone shouldn't make the decision. Condition, failure type, repair history, cost, and household needs matter too.
The water heater already in your home was selected at some point in the past.
Your household may not be the same today.
A replacement is an opportunity to make sure the new system fits how your household actually uses hot water today.
Don't replace the old water heater. Replace it with the right water heater.
Brad's Plumbing installs traditional tank and tankless water heaters, including gas and electric systems.
Each option has different equipment, installation, space, utility, performance, and cost considerations.
Familiar storage-style systems available in different capacities and energy configurations.
On-demand systems that eliminate the large storage tank and require proper sizing around household demand.
Gas systems require an appropriate fuel supply and, depending on the equipment, proper combustion and venting considerations.
Electric systems eliminate combustion venting but have their own electrical requirements.
The goal isn't to install the biggest water heater available. It's to install a system appropriately matched to your household's hot-water demand.
For traditional tank systems, factors include storage capacity and recovery.
For tankless systems, flow rate and required temperature rise become particularly important.
The right water heater should fit your household—not just the space where the old one was sitting.
Water-heater replacement involves more than disconnecting one unit and connecting another.
Depending on the system and installation, considerations can include:
Existing hot- and cold-water connections should be evaluated as part of the installation.
The new equipment must be compatible with the home's available utilities and applicable equipment requirements.
Gas-fired equipment has specific venting and combustion requirements based on the equipment and installation.
Installation details such as appropriate drainage and water-heater pans can help manage water if a future leak occurs.
The replacement system should be appropriately selected for household demand and installation conditions.
Replacement sometimes reveals aging valves, connections, piping, or other conditions that deserve attention before the new system is installed.
Brad's Plumbing offers custom-built water-heater drip pans for appropriate installations.
Our water-heater installations have long incorporated heavier-gauge custom pans where appropriate to provide an additional layer of protection around the water heater.
A water-heater pan is one of those details most homeowners don't think about when choosing a new system—but installation details matter long after the new water heater is installed.
The equipment matters. So does everything around it.
Understand why replacement is being considered and evaluate the current installation.
Consider hot-water demand, existing utilities, available space, and whether your needs have changed.
Discuss appropriate tank, tankless, gas, or electric options based on the home and household.
Remove the existing equipment as appropriate and install the selected water heater with attention to the complete installation.
Make sure you understand the basic operation of the newly installed equipment and any relevant recommendations.
Brad's Plumbing employees do not receive upsell commissions.
That means the person helping you evaluate your water heater doesn't have a commission-based incentive to sell you the largest, most expensive, or most complicated system available.
Our job is to help you understand the options and choose a system appropriate for your home and household.
The goal isn't to sell you more water heater. It's to help you choose the right one.
In many homes, converting from a traditional tank water heater to tankless may be possible—but it isn't always a simple equipment swap.
The existing gas supply or electrical capacity, venting, plumbing, installation location, household hot-water demand, and equipment requirements should be evaluated before selecting a system.
If tankless interests you, replacement is a good time to explore whether it makes sense for your home.
Compare Tank & TanklessBrad's Plumbing has served local homeowners since 1991. See what our customers have to say about their experience.
Brad's Plumbing provides residential water-heater replacement throughout Katy, Cinco Ranch, Seven Meadows, Grand Lakes, Jersey Village, West Houston, and surrounding communities.
Whether you're replacing a failed water heater or planning an upgrade, we'll help you understand the options available for your home. Planning other work? See our plumbing installation services or all our plumbing services.
A new water heater is an investment you may live with for years.
Before simply replacing what you have with another version of the same thing, let's make sure the new system fits your home, your household, and the way you actually use hot water.
Brad's Plumbing will help you understand your options and professionally install the system you choose.