{"id":730,"date":"2021-02-15T11:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/?p=730"},"modified":"2025-10-31T11:00:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:00:25","slug":"signs-that-your-tank-water-heater-needs-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/water-heater-service\/signs-that-your-tank-water-heater-needs-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs That Your Tank Water Heater Needs Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It doesn\u2019t matter what season it is or what the temperature\nis outside\u2014there is one heating system in your home that you will always need\nto work flawlessly. The water heater! We can see how this system would be easy\nto take for granted. It\u2019s easy to just rely on the fact that we\u2019ll always have\nhot water coming from the taps whenever we need it in our homes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when you think about the amount of strain that your\nwater heater undergoes\u2014after all it works 365 days a year\u2014you can probably understand\nthat you can\u2019t expect the system to work 100% free from problems forever. There\nwill come a point that you might need to have your water heater professionally\nrepaired. It helps to know what the warning signs are so you know when to give\nour team a call! Read on to learn what they are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A Decline in Hot Water Volume<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Have you discovered that household members are complaining\nabout going with lukewarm showers in the morning? If this is a new problem and\nthere used to be plenty of hot water to go around, then your water heater is\nlikely losing heating power somehow. This is actually one of the most common\nproblems we get called for and almost always indicates a need for water heater\nrepair, sometimes even replacement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discolored Water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you turn on a hot water tap and discover rusty brown discoloration,\nthen it can mean one of two things\u2014there is too much sediment in the water and\nyour water heater needs to be flushed out, or your pipes are rusting. The\nformer can <\/em>happen if you were gone on\nvacation for a while and neglected to use your hot water taps for a couple of\nweeks or so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Hear Rumbling Noises from the Tank<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This noise can be alarming, but don\u2019t worry, your water heater isn\u2019t about to explode. However, this sound still isn\u2019t something you want to hear from your system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can mean there was an increase in water pressure within\nthe tank, or there is sediment along the bottom of the tank. It could also be\nthe sign of a broken expansion tank, or it can be that cold and hot water are\nmixing at the top of the water heater due to a broken dip tube. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only way to know for sure, and to get it fixed, is to\ngive the pros a call! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water Leaks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pooling water is never a sight you want to discover near the base of your water heater. The only place you might ever see a normal presence of water is dripping from the pressure relief valve. If it\u2019s coming from anywhere else, it\u2019s a serious problem that needs to be repaired right away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corrosion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your water heater tank is designed to resist corrosion. In fact, there is one component in particular that\u2019s really important in this sense\u2014the anode rod. It absorbs rust and corrosion that would otherwise attack the lining of the water heater tank. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happens sometimes is homeowners don\u2019t realize that this anode rod needs to be replaced on occasion, throughout the lifespan of their water heater. Otherwise, it will get overwhelmed, and the corrosion will start impacting the tank itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact DeHart Plumbing, Heating, and Air Inc.<\/a> today for quality water heater services in Modesto, CA<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Knowing these signs can help you avoid a water heater emergency, like a broken down system. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":732,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[88,138],"class_list":["post-730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-water-heater-service","tag-modesto","tag-water-heater-services"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=730"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":734,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730\/revisions\/734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dehartinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}