Tankless Water Heater in Peoria, AZ

When tankless starts to make sense

• The household has outgrown the tank and someone always draws the short, cool shower
• The tank is old enough that you'd rather plan the change than wait for a leak in the garage
• A large soaking tub drains the tank before it's full
• Your current tankless unit has lost flow, short-cycles or logs ignition faults
• You're remodeling and want the closet or garage space back

Peoria homes and utilities

Peoria stretches from Old Town Peoria near Grand Avenue north toward Lake Pleasant, with newer master-planned communities such as Vistancia along the Loop 303 corridor. The median home dates to about 1998, so most water heaters sit in the garages of houses a couple of decades old, often the original tank or its first replacement. The gas line feeding it was sized for a tank, and a whole-house tankless burner can need considerably more.

The City of Peoria Water Services Department runs the municipal water system, and the city operates its own sewer plants, including the Beardsley and Jomax water reclamation facilities. We haven't verified a hardness figure for Peoria, so check the city's current water quality report before choosing scale treatment; most Valley supplies leave enough mineral behind to justify a yearly flush of a tankless unit. If the house is all-electric, the choice shifts to an electric tankless model, which needs a hard look at the electrical panel, or an efficient tank.

What affects the cost

• Fuel. Gas units need adequate pipe and a vent; electric units need heavy-gauge circuits and panel capacity.
• Location. Reusing the tank's spot in the garage is simplest; moving it adds pipe and vent work.
• Venting. Condensing models use plastic vent pipe and need a condensate drain; non-condensing models need stainless vent.
• Permit and inspection. Peoria requires the replacement to be permitted.
• Extras. Recirculation, a softener or a scale filter.

What happens when you call

You'll be connected with an independent plumber who serves Peoria. Have the current heater's fuel, capacity and age handy, plus how many bathrooms you have. The plumber can file the permit with Development and Engineering, and inspections are scheduled at 623-773-8445. If you ever smell gas, leave the house, then call 911 and your gas utility from outside; its emergency line is on your gas bill. Propane homes should call 911 and their propane supplier.