Water Heater Repair in New Iberia, LA
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Power outages hit water heaters hard here
Iberia Parish gets storms. Twenty-five damaging wind events in the last ten years means the power goes out, and in Louisiana last year that happened to about half of all households for 24 hours or more.
A water heater with a standing pilot will relight and keep working through an outage. One with an electric ignition or a heat pump unit will not come back on its own the way you'd expect, and some need to be reset by hand. If your water heater has been sitting through a recent outage and the water isn't heating, that reset is the first thing to check.
- 46°F
- the average winter night, and colder incoming water means longer heating
- 5 months
- November through March, 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 tank has likely rusted through and is failing. Water heaters last so many years and once the tank itself corrodes, it starts to weep at the bottom or the seams. It could also be a loose drain valve or a fitting that just needs tightening, so it is worth checking those first. If the tank itself is leaking, it needs to be replaced, not patched.
- Why won't the pilot light on my water heater stay lit?
- The most common cause is a worn thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve the pilot is burning. When it wears out or sits out of position, the valve shuts off the gas as a safety measure. A dirty pilot orifice or a draft in the area can also blow the flame out. A contractor can test the thermocouple and replace it if it is the problem.
- Can a tankless water heater be repaired?
- Yes, most problems with a tankless unit are repairable. Mineral buildup on the heat exchanger, a failed igniter, or a clogged vent are common causes of no hot water or error codes, and each of those can be fixed without replacing the unit. If the heat exchanger itself has cracked or corroded through, replacement becomes the better option. A contractor can pull the error code and tell you which repair applies.