Sizing to your household
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 · Newington, VA
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LeMaster Plumber replaces water heaters in Newington, including homes in Newington Forest, Newington Station, and Hunter Village near the Fairfax County Parkway. In a townhome, the heater often sits against a shared wall, so a slow leak can reach more than your own space. Replacing an aging tank on your schedule is simpler than drying out two homes. Call (703) 832-9090 to book the swap.
Newington’s townhomes usually keep the water heater in a lower-level utility closet, so the new tank has to fit through the same door and hallway the old one came out of. We measure first, and if a larger tank won’t fit, a wall-mounted tankless unit is the other way to get more hot water. The single-family homes near Pohick Creek more often have the heater in a garage or basement, with room to go up a size. Tanks in either spot sit on a drain pan when finished space is nearby. Fairfax County requires a permit, which we pull, and we 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.
Usually not. Most townhomes have their own main shutoff and a valve at the heater. We confirm where yours are before we start.
A little. A gas heater in a garage needs its burner raised off the floor and protection from vehicles. We make sure the new install meets those rules.
Flush the tank about once a year to clear sediment, and have the anode rod checked every few years. Keeping the temperature near 120 degrees also helps.
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