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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 · Woodlawn, VA
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LeMaster Plumber replaces water heaters across Woodlawn, in Woodley Hills and Mount Vernon Woods and the newer subdivisions toward Fort Belvoir. The job differs a lot by age: an older home may need venting and valve updates, while a newer one often just needs a clean swap with the right expansion tank and pan. Call (703) 832-9090 and tell us what you have.
Woodlawn’s mid-century homes usually keep the water heater in a basement or utility room, and older gas units there often need a careful venting check and fresh shutoff valves when they’re replaced. In the newer subdivisions near Fort Belvoir, the heater is more often in a garage or a closet near the laundry, frequently a builder-grade tank that wore out early. Those installs usually call for a drain pan, a working expansion tank and, in the garage, proper clearances. Whichever kind of home you have, we protect the floors, set the new unit level and to code, and take the old tank away.
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 depends on what your home has. Many older Woodlawn homes have gas and venting in place, while some newer ones are all-electric. We explain the trade-offs for your house.
Yes. Woodlawn is in Fairfax County, which requires a permit for water heater replacement, even like-for-like. We pull it and handle the inspection.
Shut off the cold-water valve on top of the tank and turn off the gas or power to the heater. Then call us, and we’ll get the old unit out and the new one in.
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