{"id":438,"date":"2016-08-15T11:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/?p=438"},"modified":"2016-08-12T18:02:01","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T22:02:01","slug":"spot-the-signs-that-your-water-heater-needs-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/water-heater-service\/spot-the-signs-that-your-water-heater-needs-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Spot the Signs That Your Water Heater Needs Repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The trouble with water heaters is that they do their jobs quietly and in out-of-the way parts of your Frisco, TX house. As long as hot water comes out of the taps, most people don&#8217;t worry much about it, focusing on more pressing issues around the home or the daily juggle or job and family. Unfortunately, that often means that <a href=\"\/water-heaters\/tank\">a water heater problem <\/a>can sneak up on you, turning a simple repair job into \u00a0something much more expensive.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The best way to prevent such surprises is to schedule a timely maintenance session at least once or twice a year from a qualified plumber. Beyond that, you should watch carefully for signs of trouble with your water heater, then summon a plumber the minute you spot them. Such issues can include (but are not limited to) the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gurgling sounds in the tank, usually caused by water moving through sediment at the bottom.<\/li>\n<li>Puddles forming around the base of the tank, which usually indicates a leak in the tank<\/li>\n<li>Rust or discolored water emerging from the faucets when you turn on the hot water: a sign that the sides of the tank have become rusted or corroded.<\/li>\n<li>Higher monthly bills caused by inefficiency or a faulty component.<\/li>\n<li>Hot water that runs out much faster than you&#8217;d normally expect, usually either a problem with the burner or an issue like sediment insulating the water in the tank from the system&#8217;s heat source.<\/li>\n<li>Water that isn&#8217;t as hot as you&#8217;d expect. Again, this is often a problem with the burners, or with something keeping the heat from transferring to the water in the tank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Because water heater issues tend to get worse the longer they go unaddressed, you need to move on them quickly. Call Hutchins Plumbing and Air Conditioning today to get a professional team on the issue!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trouble with water heaters is that they do their jobs quietly and in out-of-the way parts of your Frisco, TX house. As long as hot water comes out of the taps, most people don&#8217;t worry much about it, focusing on more pressing issues around the home or the daily juggle or job and family. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[94,88],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":440,"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438\/revisions\/440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}