Expert Tank Water Heater Installation in Frisco, TX
Hot water is essential—it’s a must-have for cooking, cleaning, bathing, or even just washing your hands. Being without it is both inconvenient and uncomfortable, especially during the winter months. Earl’s Plumbing understands this importance and treats every hot water heater call as an emergency, even if there is not an active leak present.
We keep a tank water heater ready to install on every truck, as well as the most common repair parts and materials to complete an installation or repair on the same visit. When your family’s comfort is at stake, don’t wait around for subpar service. Trust the team that’s always prepared and ready to get you back to normal as quickly as possible!
We Make Replacing Your Water Heater Easy
We know replacing a water heater isn’t something most homeowners want to do. That’s why we provide you with multiple options and all the pertinent details for you to consider. With us, the sky is never falling and we never use high-pressure sales techniques. If you want honest people that provide quality outcomes that far exceed our competitors, make Earl’s Plumbing your first call.
When you choose Earl’s Plumbing for your tank water heater installation, your purchase includes:

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Answers to Your Frequently Asked Questions
When it comes to ripping off the band-aid and replacing your water heater, there are a few important things to consider. We’ve answered the most common questions below, but if you don’t see yours, please feel free to call us directly.
Our basic water heater installation includes us replacing virtually everything—not just the water heater. In many cases, when you get a lower price on a quote, you’re getting an inferior water heater and nothing besides the installation—that means extra fees for haul away and disposal, additional sales tax, and no new parts, which are crucial for efficiency and often required by code. In other words, unlike these commission companies, we’re not “tank yankers.”
Our price includes all of these services—including tax. On the rare occasion that we run into something out of the ordinary, we give you our commitment that we will never try to sell you something at an inflated price. None of our employees are on commission. Our plumbers and technicians do not have sales quotas and they are not incentivized to add to your final invoice.
Rheem 12-year, 50-Gallon Natural Gas Water Heater
- TANK – 12-year full replacement warranty from the manufacturer for tank leaks
- PARTS – 8-year full replacement warranty from the manufacturer for ALL parts
- LABOR – 6-year limited labor warranty from Earl’s Plumbing
Rheem 8-year, 50-Gallon Natural Gas Water Heater
- TANK – 8-year full replacement warranty from the manufacturer for tank leaks
- PARTS – 8-year full replacement warranty from the manufacturer for ALL parts
- LABOR – 4-year limited labor warranty from Earl’s Plumbing
Bradford & White 6-year, 50-Gallon Natural Gas Water Heater
- TANK – 6-year full replacement warranty from the manufacturer for tank leaks
- PARTS – 6-year full replacement warranty from the manufacturer for ALL parts
- LABOR – 2-year limited labor warranty from Earl’s Plumbing
Electric Residential Tank Water Heaters
Bradford & White 6-year, 50-Gallon Electric Water Heater
- TANK – 6-year full replacement warranty from the manufacturer for tank leaks
- PARTS – 6-year full replacement warranty from the manufacturer for ALL parts
- LABOR – 1-year limited labor warranty from Earl’s Plumbing
Rheem 8-year, 50-Gallon Electric Water Heater
- TANK – 8-year full replacement warranty from the manufacturer for tank leaks
- PARTS – 8-year full replacement warranty from the manufacturer for ALL parts
- LABOR – 2-year limited labor warranty from Earl’s Plumbing
A Flood Stop can save you thousands in repairs bills and insurance headaches and is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED for all attic water heater installations. Some homeowners insurance providers even apply discounts for leak detection devices.
A recirculation crossover system will reduce hot water wait times for most fixtures in your home, and it’s very affordable. It is a service that we have perfected with our Navien tankless water heater installations, and we can get the same results with tank water heaters too. Let us give you a free estimate today.
Some homeowners insurance policies require these types of devices in order to renew your policy. They also provide significantly discounted rates if your home possesses a leak detection or damage mitigation device.
In the Collin and Denton County areas of North Texas, we are a natural gas market. About 99% of water heaters here are gas-powered. That includes Frisco, McKinney, Plano, Allen, Little Elm, Prosper, and the surrounding areas.
That means there are very few electric water heaters and even fewer propane water heaters here. Electric water heaters are a little more common in commercial or business environments or homes that:
- Were built in the 1980s or earlier
- Are under 2,300 sq ft
- Have just a single water heater in place
If you are one of the rare few homeowners that don’t have a natural gas water heater, please communicate this to your point of contact early in the process.
At Earl’s Plumbing, we keep notes on all of the brands that we have replaced or repaired, making special note of brands that we replace due to leak failures and/or full-blown ruptures. To Earl’s Plumbing, quality matters, and we would never offer a product that does not meet our standards.
Brands of Water Heaters That You Might Find in North Texas:
Note: Not every brand listed is readily available in North Texas. So, if you are doing your own model research on the manufacturer’s website, save yourself some time. At Earl’s Plumbing, we only offer the best brands and models available for our area and these options allow you to choose what is the best for your home and situation.
Below are some of the major differences between retail and professional-grade water heaters.
Other factors that could affect the overall lifespan of a water heater for both tank and tankless systems are whether you have a water conditioning & filter system or a water softener system. A water conditioning system that uses template-assisted crystallization (TAC) media can help extend the life of the water heater. However, the more common salt tablet water softener systems can damage some storage tank heaters over time.
Softening the water can be great for your hair, skin, water lines, plumbing fixtures, and shower glass. It also helps tankless water heaters from producing scale buildup. But salt tablet softener systems add trace amounts of sodium chloride to the water supply, which can have long-term negative effects on the inside of steel storage tanks. Copper and stainless steel storage tanks are not affected.
Tank water heaters purchased at or installed by the big box home improvement stores tend to last far less time before a major repair or a leak materializes. Even major brand name, 6-year tank heater models sold at the big box home center retailers only tend to last between 7 to 10 years.
The expected life of a tank water heater is shorter if you have a salt tablet water softener system. These systems have many benefits but they have a long-term negative impact on the longevity of a storage tank water heater.
Just because your heater is still producing hot water and it is not yet leaking does NOT mean it is functioning properly or efficiently. The manufacturer designed and assigned a warranty expectation of 6, 8, or 12 years for a reason.
At Earl’s Plumbing, we strongly recommend being very proactive when it comes to replacing tank water heaters. This is especially true if they are in that 9- to 12-year range or if they are located above a living area. We have seen many homes with catastrophic damage due to water heaters that have leaked or ruptured.
There are two primary reasons a manufacturer can extend its standard warranty coverage on a storage-tank water heater:
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