On an older island house, where the heater goes and how it is protected matter as much as which unit you choose.
Access decides a lot of it
Attic installations reached by pull-down stairs, closets sized for a narrower tank, and staircases that will not take a full-size unit. Sometimes the sensible answer is a different form factor rather than a like-for-like swap, which is a site visit question rather than a phone quote.
Tankless suits island houses
Space is valuable, the water here is not especially hard, and only heating water when you want it makes sense in a home that is sometimes empty for a stretch. Provided gas supply and venting can carry it, tankless works well.
Specify for the salt
Whatever we fit, the installation needs corrosion-resistant fittings and venting that will not rot out in a few seasons. A standard mainland installation does not last here, and that is worth paying attention to at the outset.
What is included
- Taking the old unit away
- Corrosion-resistant fittings suited to coastal conditions
- An expansion tank where the code requires one
- A pan and drain where it sits above living space
- The permit and inspection
- A clear price agreed before we begin