Water Heater Emergencies Austin Plumbing, Heating & Air Can Help With
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Emergency Gas Water Heater Repair
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Emergency Tankless Water Heater Repair
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Water Heater Tank Leaking Emergency
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No-Hot-Water Emergency
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Emergency Water Heater Replacement
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ER Water Heater FAQ: Your Questions Answered!
Everything You Need to Know about Water Heater Emergencies While You Wait for Service
In most cases, you really don’t have to pay for after-hours service just to save your water heater. Having an emergency plumber come out is usually unnecessary–and expensive!
As long as your water heater is off (and the incoming water has been turned off to it), you’ll be just fine waiting for next-business-day service.
Nope! In a broken water heater, there are tons of reasons a pilot might fail to stay alight. That doesn’t mean you have a gas leak on your hands.
Some good news is that as long as the pilot is off, then no gas can be released from the unit.
No, not at all. As long as you have the incoming water turned off to your water heater, the water in the tank will not empty itself out into the basement.
For in-depth instructions on how to safely stop a water heater leak, visit this comprehensive guide.
Plumbers that offer emergency water heater repairs or replacements after normal business hours are generally forced to operate with on-call technicians. Many of these on-call services come at severely inflated fees.
After-hours water heater servicing (or replacement) can cost $600-$1000 more than it would during normal business hours. That’s before factoring in the actual price of repairs or a new unit installation.
Unfortunately, no. Many hopeful homeowners are left with a cold shower and an empty wallet even after booking an after-hours emergency water heater service, because the parts and resources required for such repairs aren’t readily available outside of business hours. These include:
- Manufacturer/tech support
- OEM parts
- Internal support
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Don’t resign yourself to a cold shower just yet.
Most people find a far better way to deal with water heating emergencies (of any kind–gas, electric, tankless or otherwise) is to wait for the next business day. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything to ameliorate the situation in the meantime.
Here are some alternatives to having a nighttime visit from the local emergency plumber:
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Lean on family, friends or neighbors.
Most people have experienced being without hot water at one point or another–and plenty more have felt the stress of facing a costly emergency repair bill. You might be surprised how many are willing to help, so why not ask to borrow your neighbor’s shower tonight? -
Use secondary sources of hot water.
Even when your water heater is broken, don’t let the stress make you forget all the other ways you can make hot water for yourself. Go old-school for a night or two; use a deep pot and your stovetop to meet your hot water needs as much as possible. Since the stove can’t run out of heat, take 30 minutes to prepare enough hot water for a relaxing bath. Seriously–it’s more than worth the time spent, especially on a winter night. -
Turn your lemons into lemonade.
There are some circumstances where you absolutely have to have a hot shower or, for some other reason, just can’t make it to tomorrow without hot water. In these cases, some find comfort in making a family memory out of the mess. Head out to a hotel–some have pools with jacuzzis accessible to the public without a key–or find a nearby indoor water park for the time being.
If an impromptu weekend getaway sounds expensive, trust us when we say it’s a far better use of money than after-hours plumbing fees. And as much as we’d like to take your money, the truth is that even after an emergency check-up, you’re likely to end up unable to get the issue fixed until tomorrow.
24/7 Service: When You Just Can’t Wait for Hot Water
Team Austin offers after-hours services for water heater emergencies. Read on to learn more!
After-hours service appointments are limited. If there aren’t any open slots when you check, then we suggest you book the next available appointment–even if that means waiting 1-2 days.
Remember: It is virtually always better to wait 12, 24 or even 36 hours for one of our experts to attend to you than to solicit companies who offer no guarantee of success for exorbitant fees.
After-hours dispatch fees are charged on every service call dispatched outside our posted business hours, regardless of external factors or circumstances.
All warranties made by Austin Plumbing, Heating & Air are valid during normal business hours only. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to you.
If there is an issue you believe is under warranty or related to recent work, and it’s not something that can wait for normal business hours, we are happy to come out after-hours (subject to availability). However, please keep in mind that dispatch fees will apply and an immediate solution is not guaranteed.
Can Austin reimburse me if I have to go to another company for after-hours repair work?
If our schedule is full, and you have an issue you believe is under warranty or related to recent work that cannot wait, please go ahead and call another company who can attend to you faster.
If management determines that the above conditions apply, Austin Plumbing, Heating & Air will reimburse you for up to $250 of the after-hours repair cost you were made to pay in our absence.
To claim your reimbursement, please contact us during business hours and ask for a manager to help you submit your after-hours invoice. It pains us to be busy when you need help–this is our way of easing your burden even when we can’t be there.
If you need 24/7 ER service for your water heater, you can always check our availability online, which is constantly being updated. Click here to book a service in real time.
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- Emergency Water Heater Repair- Our fully stocked trucks & warehouse allow us to make most emergency water heater repairs in one trip.
- Emergency Water Heater Replacement- In most cases, we are able to complete emergency water heater replacements and emergency water heater installations on the same day.
- Full Transparency With Pricing- You get an upfront bottom line price before the work begins
- Expert Plumbing Techs- Our hot water Hero’s are standing by to help