Water Heater Repair in Atlanta, GA
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Fulton County water heaters take a hit from storms, not just age
Winter nights here average 35°F from December through February, so your water heater is working harder for six months of the year to get tap water up to temperature. That extra run time adds cycles to the heating element or burner, and it's often when a unit that was already borderline finally quits.
Georgia sees real storm risk too. Fulton County has logged 10 winter storms and 162 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and statewide, 31% of households lost power for 24 hours or more in 2024. If your water heater is electric, a long outage means no hot water until power is back. If it runs on gas with an electronic ignition, the same is true. Only a standing pilot model keeps working through an outage.
- 35°F
- the average winter night, and colder incoming water means longer heating
- 6 months
- November through April, the months homes here need heat
- 31%
- of Georgia households lost power for a day or more in 2024, and a heater with an electric element or electric ignition stops without it
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- Why is my water heater leaking from the bottom?
- The most common reason is that the tank itself has corroded through and is failing. Water heater tanks have a glass lining inside, and once that lining cracks, the steel underneath rusts and eventually a small leak starts at the bottom or a seam. It can also be a loose drain valve or a fitting, which a contractor can check and tighten in minutes. But if the tank itself is leaking, it needs to be replaced, not patched, since a rusted tank only gets worse.
- Why won't the pilot light on my water heater stay lit?
- Usually the thermocouple has gone bad. That's the small sensor that sits in the pilot flame and tells the gas valve it's safe to keep sending gas. When it wears out or gets coated in soot, it can't sense the flame properly and the valve shuts the gas off, even though the pilot lit fine a second ago. A dirty pilot orifice or a draft blowing out the flame can cause the same thing, so a contractor will check both before replacing the part.
- Can a tankless water heater be repaired?
- Yes, most tankless water heater problems are repairable. Issues like a clogged inlet filter, a failed igniter, mineral buildup on the heat exchanger, or an error code from a bad sensor are all things a contractor can diagnose and fix without replacing the unit. Tankless units run for many years, so repair is usually the first step rather than replacement.