Water Heater Repair in Kenner, LA
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Kenner water heaters deal with power almost as much as weather
Winters here are mild. Nights average 47°F from December through February, and most homes only run heat four months a year. Your water heater doesn't fight cold the way it does farther north.
What it fights here is the power going out. Nearly half of Louisiana households lost power for at least 24 hours in 2024, and Jefferson Parish has logged 38 damaging wind events over the past ten years. A gas water heater with a standing pilot will keep making hot water through an outage. One with electronic ignition won't light until the power is back, and some units need that ignition reset by hand. If your water heater has been through a few outages, that's often the reason it stops responding to the thermostat or won't fire back up on its own.
- 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 new water heater would cut about $250 a year off hot water for a typical Louisiana home.
Estimates for a typical Louisiana home, compared with an older unit built to the federal minimum, from EIA household energy data and Louisiana 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 most common reason is that the tank itself has rusted through and is failing. Sediment builds up on the bottom of the tank over years, and it corrodes the steel from the inside until it cracks. Water can also drip from the bottom if a fitting, valve, or the drain at the base is loose, and that kind of leak can be fixed without replacing the tank. Once the tank itself is leaking, it needs to be replaced, not repaired.
- Why won't the pilot light on my water heater stay lit?
- Most often the thermocouple has worn out and no longer signals that the pilot is burning, so the gas valve shuts it off. A dirty or clogged pilot orifice can also cause a weak flame that keeps going out. Less often, a draft in the area around the water heater blows the flame out. A contractor can test the thermocouple and clean or replace the parts that are causing it.
- Can a tankless water heater be repaired?
- Yes, most problems with a tankless water heater can be repaired without replacing the whole unit. Common repairs include descaling the heat exchanger, replacing an igniter or flow sensor, and clearing a blocked vent. Whether repair makes sense depends on the age of the unit and which part has failed, so a contractor will need to look at it to say for sure.