What the work is
Same job as a gas replacement without the venting and the gas work, and with a different set of things to check: the breaker, the wire size, the disconnect and whether the existing circuit actually suits the unit going in.
Where the electrical work goes beyond a like-for-like connection, it is done by our licensed electrical partner rather than by us. We will tell you that before you book, not on the day.
What is included
- The unit, set, connected, filled and energised
- Drain pan and drain line where required
- Thermal expansion tank where the service has a check valve or a pressure reducing valve
- Strapping at the upper and lower third
- The permit and the inspection
- Hauling the old unit away
What is not
- Running a new circuit, upsizing wire or panel work. That is our licensed electrical partner's work, quoted separately
- Moving the heater
- Repairing a pan drain that has no legal termination
Strapping is not optional here
Utah deletes the model code's water heater anchoring section and replaces it with its own, so strapping is required statewide here rather than being triggered by a seismic design category. Every heater we set gets strapped at the upper and lower third whether the inspector is coming or not.
Before you replace like for like
If the unit is in a garage or a conditioned space and the circuit will carry it, a heat pump water heater is worth pricing at the same time. It is not right for every house here, and the guide below is honest about where it is wrong.
What to ask anyone quoting this, us included
- Does the existing circuit suit the unit going in?
- Who does the electrical work, and are they licensed for it?
- Is the permit in the price?
