Any good Water Heater repair folks?

You guys have been so great in finding contractors, so thought I'd give this a shot here.

We seem to be having a problem with our expansion tank on our gas water heater. My first guess is we need to call an AC/Heating company - or maybe a plumber. The AC company I've used in the past doesn't come to Ashburn. Does anyone have any experiences with expansion tank issues? Anyone recommend anyone to call?

Thanks all!
CM

 

What seems to be the issue ?? Leakage ?? Usually its easier to replace the tank, however, it may still be under some warrantee.

Neil Z.
Resident since 1999

 

Neil, thanks for the reply. Have been out of town.

Thankfully the water heater isn't leaking, but is making all kinds of noise within the pipes (sounds like our house is haunted!). It happens at all hours day and night, regardless if water is running.

We had Wacker plumbing out and after 2 min. he told me it was the sprinkler system. Paid the guy $50. Then the sprinkler guy came out and showed me it wasn't that. (side note -we love our sprinkler guy - BioTurf. they are fabulous!). So now I'm back to the plumber. When we turn off the hot water, the noise stops. So I'm going back to my expansion tank theory....Don't think I'll be calling Wacker back though.

 

So far I like Monroes Plumbing. They have been very nice and are on time and quickly fixed a leaking shower head for us. I am not sure how they are with serious problems, but so far so good.
Here is their number: 703-215-1947

 

We're posting today to actually change what our original impression was of Monroe's plumbing. At first we thought they did a great job, however, they still haven't fully completed it. What I mean by that is that when it came time to put the dirt back in the hole in the front yard, and patch the grass that was destroyed when they took it out, they have yet to finish. We gave up a few weekends ago and patched the hole ourselves so that the rest of the grass on the front lawn wouldn't die (they had put the dirt from the hole on a plastic tarp on the good grass).

Don, the owner, has assured us several times that his landscapers were going to come by and fix the grass that was destroyed in this process. They have yet to come by, and it's been about a month! I am mentioning this because if anyone else needs to have this done, then you may want to specify a timeframe on your contract for completion.

Additionally, since we've had this done we've heard about many bad experiences with Monroe's recently. So you want to consider getting a few quotes and get opinions/feedback before trying them for any big jobs.

Just our two cents....

Thanks,
Christina and Rob