Water Heater Repair in Fallon, NV
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Fallon's water heaters work through eight cold months
Homes in Churchill County need heat from October through May, eight months out of the year. Your water heater is working right alongside the furnace that whole stretch, and on winter nights that average 22°F from December through February, the water coming into the tank is as cold as it gets. That is more strain, more hours, on the burner or heating element than a water heater in a milder place ever sees.
Power loss adds to it. The county has logged 51 damaging wind events and 10 winter storms over the past ten years, and statewide, 13% of households went at least 24 hours without power in 2024. A gas water heater with a standing pilot will keep making hot water through an outage like that. One with electronic ignition will not fire again until the power is back on, and some need the pilot lit by hand.
- 22°F
- the average winter night, and colder incoming water means longer heating
- 8 months
- October through May, the months homes here need heat
- 13%
- of Nevada households lost power for a day or more in 2024, and a heater with an electric element or electric ignition stops without it
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new water heater would cut about $100 a year off hot water for a typical Nevada home.
Estimates for a typical Nevada home, compared with an older unit built to the federal minimum, from EIA household energy data and Nevada fuel prices. Your home will differ.
Repair makes sense when an element, thermostat or gas valve has failed.
Replacement makes sense when the tank itself is leaking.
- Why is my water heater leaking from the bottom?
- The tank has likely rusted through from the inside and is leaking, which means it needs to be replaced, not repaired. Water heaters corrode from the inside out over years of use, and once the steel tank itself is breached, no patch or part will seal it. The leak could also be coming from a drain valve or a fitting near the bottom rather than the tank, and those can often be repaired. A contractor can tell the difference quickly by drying the area and watching where the water reappears.
- Why won't the pilot light on my water heater stay lit?
- The most common cause is a worn thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve the pilot is burning. When it wears out or sits out of position, it shuts the gas off even though the flame is lit. A dirty pilot orifice or a draft blowing across the flame can cause the same problem. A contractor can test the thermocouple and clean or adjust the pilot assembly to fix it.
- Can a tankless water heater be repaired?
- Yes, most tankless water heater problems are repairable. Common issues are a fouled heat exchanger from mineral buildup, a failed igniter, or an error code pointing to a sensor or flow problem. A contractor can flush the unit, replace the specific part causing the issue, or read the error code to find the exact cause. Tankless units are built to be serviced over many years rather than replaced at the first sign of trouble.