★★★★★
Fair price, showed up when they said, and did not leave a mess. I do not know how to review a plumber more highly than that.
Sam I. · Marion, IA
Water Heater Repair · Marion, Iowa
Water Heater Repair in Marion, Iowa
Cold showers get old fast. Most Marion water heater calls come down to a handful of parts - a thermocouple that will not hold the pilot, a burnt-out element, a thermostat drifting out of range, or a temperature and pressure valve weeping. Those are same-day repairs. What we will not do is sell you a new tank when a forty dollar part fixes the one you have.
Call (833) 435-9778 and describe what is happening. We will give you an arrival window before you hang up and a flat price before anyone starts work - the same price at 2am as at 2pm.
- 24/7 in Marion
- Flat price
- Same-day service
Call a plumber now
(833) 435-9778Answered 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays.
Call (833) 435-9778- No hot water at all, or it runs out in a few minutes
- Pilot light will not stay lit on a gas heater
- Popping, rumbling or kettling noises from the tank
When to call us in Marion
- No hot water at all, or it runs out in a few minutes
- Pilot light will not stay lit on a gas heater
- Popping, rumbling or kettling noises from the tank
- Water at the base of the heater or on the drain pan
- Hot water has turned rusty or smells of sulphur
- The reset button on an electric heater keeps tripping
What the visit covers
- Full diagnosis - burner, thermostat, elements, valves and venting
- Gas and electric tanks, every common brand
- Sediment flush and anode rod check on the same visit
- Temperature and pressure valve tested, not just glanced at
- Honest repair-versus-replace number before you decide
- Parts on the truck for the failures we see most in Marion
Grease is the leading cause of kitchen line calls
Most of the kitchen drains we cable in Marion are lined with cooled grease rather than blocked by any single object. It goes down warm and sets on the pipe wall a few feet along. Once that layer is thick enough, one bowl of rice finishes the job.
Water Heater Repair across Marion
Billybob Plumbing covers Marion and the surrounding communities. Call for service anywhere in the area.
Marion customers on our water heater repair work
★★★★★
Our old cast iron stack was scaled almost shut. They jetted it and the difference was obvious immediately. Showed me before and after footage.
Wendell A. · Cedar Rapids, IA
★★★★★
Garbage disposal was humming and I assumed it was dead. He freed the jam, hit the reset, and did not charge me for a new unit I did not need. Honest is the word.
Kev S. · Hiawatha, IA
Other plumbing services in Marion
Water Heater Replacement in Marion
Old tank out, new tank in, usually inside a morning. Correct venting, new flex lines, expansion tank and a permit where the city wants one.
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Root intrusion, collapsed clay and bellied lines repaired by trenchless lining where the pipe allows and open cut where it does not.
Read moreSump Pump Repair in Marion
The one pump in the house that only matters on the worst night of the year. Tested, repaired, replaced and backed up.
Read moreCommercial Plumbing in Marion
Restaurants, salons, clinics, offices and shops. Scheduled around your hours so a plumbing problem never closes your doors.
Read moreBackflow Testing in Marion
Annual testing, repair and documentation for irrigation systems, commercial buildings and fire lines.
Read moreTankless Water Heater Installation in Marion
Endless hot water and a wall back in your basement, done with the gas line and venting sized properly rather than hoped at.
Read moreWater Heater Repair near Marion
Same service, same pricing, in the communities around Marion.
Water Heater Repair in Marion: common questions
Is it worth repairing my water heater or should I replace it?
Under eight years old with a single failed part, repair almost always wins. Past twelve, with a leaking tank body, replacement is the only real option - a rusted-through tank cannot be patched. We give you both numbers for your Marion home and let you choose.
Can you fix a water heater the same day in Marion?
Usually yes. Our trucks carry thermocouples, elements, thermostats, gas control valves and T&P valves, so most Marion repairs finish on the first visit with hot water back before we leave.
My water heater is leaking - is that an emergency?
If water is coming from the tank body itself, yes, call (833) 435-9778 now and shut off the water supply to the heater. If it is dripping from a fitting or the T&P valve, it is urgent but not a flood risk, and we can usually be out the same day.
Why does my hot water run out so fast in Marion?
Most often sediment has stolen capacity from the bottom of the tank, or a lower element has failed on an electric heater so only the top half heats. Both are repairable. A dip tube that has broken down will do it too.
Do you serve the smaller towns around Marion?
We do. Our Marion coverage extends through the surrounding communities, and we run across the whole state, so being outside the city limits does not mean waiting longer or paying a travel premium.
Water Heater Repair in Marion, day or night
One number, answered around the clock, with the price agreed before we start.
(833) 435-9778