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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 · Dunn Loring, VA
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In Dunn Loring, LeMaster Plumber replaces water heaters in homes across Dunn Loring Woods, Stenwood, and the streets off Gallows Road. Many of these mid-century houses were built around a smaller tank than today’s models. Newer heaters carry more insulation and are often wider or taller, so we measure the space before choosing one. Call (703) 832-9090 to get your replacement on the calendar.
In Dunn Loring’s mid-century homes, the heater usually sits in the basement near the furnace, often sharing its vent. Many of those basements have since been finished, so the old tank may be boxed into a closet with little clearance. On a replacement we bring the install up to current code: a proper relief valve discharge line, a sediment trap on the gas line, an expansion tank where needed, and a drain pan when finished rooms sit close by. The newer infill homes nearby often have bigger basements and higher demand, where a larger tank or tankless unit fits. Fairfax County requires a permit, and we pull it.
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.
Usually, but not always. Current tanks carry more insulation and can be wider or taller than a decades-old unit. We measure the space and door openings before recommending a model.
It can. A shared vent has to be sized for both appliances. We check it during the swap and adjust the connector or vent if the new heater needs it.
We lay floor protection along the path in and out and drain the old tank through a hose to a floor drain or outside. The new tank goes in a drain pan when finished space is nearby.
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