Reliable Water Heater Maintenance Services on the South Shore
Get Peace of Mind with Knowledgeable Routine Maintenance for Your Water Heater
Just like a car, your hot water heater needs regular maintenance to ensure good performance and longevity. Professional maintenance helps ensure your water heater’s efficiency and reduces the risk of expensive breakdowns.
At McClaren Heating & Air Conditioning, our home water heating technicians make it easy to keep your equipment in excellent condition.
What Your Water Heater Maintenance Service Includes
When we come to your home to inspect your water heater, your service consists of a comprehensive evaluation. We also perform several preventative maintenance tasks designed to protect your appliance, including but not limited to:
- Flushing the tank or pipes to remove sediment
- Adjusting the temperature of your hot water
- Checking and replacing the anode rod if needed
- Checking pipes for signs of rust and corrosion
- Testing the temperature pressure relief safety valve
- Insulating your tank to improve energy efficiency
Benefits of Regular Maintenance for Your Hot Water Heater
There are many advantages of having your water heater consistently maintained. Instead of just waiting for something to go wrong before having it fixed, you can avoid most problems altogether. Some other benefits include things like:
Prolonging the Lifespan of Your Appliance
Regular inspection and cleaning is a crucial component of keeping your hot water heater working and in good condition. Water is full of minerals, sediment, and other deposits that can build up in your tank or pipes, especially if you have hard water in your home or neighborhood.
Our maintenance services remove dirt and debris that can harm your system over time, preventing it from becoming damaged in the first place.
Improving Your Hot Water Heater’s Performance
As scale collects in your hot water heater, it can cause your unit to have to work harder to maintain the same temperature. It reduces efficiency and results in higher electric bills and less reliable hot water.
Planned maintenance prevents scale from building up and causing serious damage to your appliance, in turn helping to manage your energy expenses and increasing your equipment performance.
Protecting Your Equipment Warranty
Additionally, having professional maintenance done by a qualified plumbing contractor can keep your warranty intact. In most cases, a manufacturer’s warranty won’t cover equipment failure due to sediment or scale accumulation.
When you file a claim, you’ll have to show that the problem was unrelated to lack of maintenance. By having your water heater regularly inspected and flushed by a professional, you can keep your warranty intact and prevent it from being voided.
