Water Heater Installation in Kenner, LA
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What a Kenner water heater has to deal with
Winters here are mild. Nights average 47°F from December through February, and homes only need heat four months a year. A water heater in Kenner isn't fighting the ground cold that shortens tank life further north.
The bigger risk is the power going out. In 2024, about half of Louisiana households lost power for 24 hours or more, and the parish has logged 38 damaging wind events over the last ten years. A gas water heater with a standing pilot will keep making hot water through an outage. One with electronic ignition, gas or electric, won't fire back up until the power does, though most will come back on by themselves once it's restored. Either way, it's worth asking the contractor how the unit you're getting handles a power interruption before it's installed.
- 47°F
- the average winter night, and colder incoming water means longer heating
- 4 months
- November through February, the months homes here need heat
- 49%
- of Louisiana 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 heat pump water heater would save about $250 a year to run in Louisiana compared with an electric water heater.
Estimates for a typical Louisiana home, from EIA household energy data and Louisiana fuel prices. Your home will differ.
- How do I know it's time to replace my water heater?
- Watch for water pooling around the base of the tank. That means it's leaking, and a leaking tank doesn't get repaired, it gets replaced. Rusty or metallic-tasting hot water is another sign, especially if it comes from the tank itself rather than just the pipes. If your water heater is making rumbling or popping noises, sediment has built up on the bottom of the tank and is starting to burn or crack it. If yours is old and needs a repair, replacement is usually the better move.
- Should I switch to a tankless water heater?
- It depends on what you want out of your hot water and what your home can support. A tankless unit heats water on demand instead of storing it, so you don't run out of hot water partway through a long shower or back-to-back loads of laundry. It also has no tank to leak, since there's no standing water sitting around. But switching from a tank means changes to your gas line, venting, or electrical circuit, since a tankless unit draws more power in short bursts than a storage tank does. A contractor can tell you what your home would need to make the switch.
- What changes when you install a tankless water heater?
- The unit itself is much smaller and mounts to a wall instead of taking up floor space. Because it heats water only when a tap is open, it needs a gas line or electrical circuit sized for that burst of demand, which is often larger than what a storage tank required. Venting changes too, since tankless units typically vent through a different type of pipe than a standard tank. Louisiana requires a permit and inspection for this kind of installation, same as replacing a storage tank, so the local building office will need to sign off on the new setup.