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We size the new tank to how many people live there and how you use hot water, not just to the label on the old one.
Water Heater Replacement · Clifton, VA
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LeMaster Plumber replaces water heaters in Clifton, from the older homes in the Town of Clifton to properties along the Clifton Road corridor and out toward Compton. In the older town houses, the tricky part of a replacement is often the vent, not the tank. We check that the flue drafts safely before the new unit goes in. Call (703) 832-9090 to talk through your Clifton replacement.
Clifton’s older town homes can put a water heater in a low cellar or a tucked-away closet, with narrow stairs that make carrying a tank in and out slow, careful work. Older gas units often vent into a masonry chimney, and a newer heater may need a liner or a vent change to draft properly. Where space is very tight, a wall-hung tankless unit is worth a look. Out on the larger lots, many homes run on well water, so we check for scale at the fittings and valves. Either way, Fairfax County requires a permit, and we pull it and handle the inspection.
We size the new tank to how many people live there and how you use hot water, not just to the label on the old one.
Gas and electric tank water heaters installed with new connections, shutoffs and a fresh temperature-and-pressure relief valve.
On gas units we check the flue and draft so exhaust leaves the house. We fit expansion tanks and drain pans where the system or location calls for them.
Water heater replacement is permitted work. We pull the permit and handle the inspection so you do not have to.
We drain and remove the old tank and take it with us. You are left with a working heater and a clean space.
If you keep running out of hot water or need the floor space, we will walk through whether a tankless unit fits your home.
We check its age, the leak or failure, the fuel type, the venting and the space, and confirm replacement is the right call.
You get the unit, the scope and the price before anything starts. You approve it first.
We shut off and drain the old tank, remove it, and install the new one with new connections, valves and venting to code.
We fill and fire the new heater, check for leaks, set the temperature, and haul the old unit away.
Every water heater replacement is quoted upfront once we have seen the old unit and the space. The price covers the unit, the install, the permit and haul-away. You approve it before any work starts.
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Why LeMaster Plumber
You approve the price before we start — no surprises and no pressure. You’ll always know the cost before any work begins.
Every job is backed by proper training, the right permits, and a workmanship guarantee.
We show up on time, protect your space, and leave the job cleaner than we found it.
It can be. A modern heater may not draft well in an oversized or unlined masonry chimney. We inspect the vent during the replacement and tell you if a liner or new vent is needed.
Usually, yes. We measure the stairs and doorways first. If a standard tank won’t fit, a shorter model or a wall-hung tankless unit are the fallback options.
Rusty hot water, water pooling at the base, loud popping, or a tank older than about 8–12 years. On well water, heavy scale can speed that timeline up.
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