When to call Pat
- No hot water, or hot water that runs out fast.
- Water pooling under the tank, or a leaking valve or expansion tank.
- A pilot light that won’t stay lit.
- An old or builder-installed heater you would rather replace before it fails.
How Pat handles it
Pat looks at the heater before he sells you one. Often the fix is a part: an expansion tank, a valve, a pilot. When the tank itself has failed, he explains both options, gives you the price, and replaces it, setting the pipes around it right while he is there.
His customers describe swaps from electric to gas, power vent models, heaters moved to a better spot in the basement, and a drain pan under the new tank so a future leak doesn’t reach the floor.
Castle Rock water and your heater
Castle Rock Water’s 2026 Water Quality Report puts the town’s hardness at about 100 parts per million on average. Over the years, minerals settle in the bottom of a tank. Ask Pat what that means for yours, and whether a flush is worth doing.
Water Heaters
Pat’s Recent Work
Every photo here is one of Pat’s own jobs. No stock photos.
What customers say about Pat’s water heater work
“within two hours he was at my house to give me an estimate on a new water heater, once he determined it needed to be replaced. He is very knowledgeable and explained everything thoroughly. He installed the new water heater that day as well as tidying up some previous plumbing work with the pipes leading to the water heater.”
Most of the water heater stories in Pat’s reviews end one of two ways: a part fixed, or a new heater put in with the pipes around it set right.
A part, not a new tank
“He was able to replace my leaking expansion tank on our water heater same day. They reconfigured the pipe so the tank would be installed upright instead of on its side which was how it was installed when home was built.”
Meg Folck, on Google Electric to gas
“He was at my house in 15 minutes, gave me a quote to swap out my 50 gallon electric water heater with a 75 gallon gas heater in about 15 minutes.”
Ben Mitchell, on Google Moved and re-piped
“It was not a simple job: he had to move it to another location in the basement and re-do various gas and water lines. It looks great and was finished in less than half a day.”
Jeff Byrd, on Google
Questions about this job
What people ask Pat first. For anything else, call or text him.
My water heater is leaking. Can it be repaired, or does it need replacing?
It depends on what's leaking. Customers describe Pat fixing the part when that will do, such as an expansion tank or a valve, and replacing the tank when it has failed, with both options explained.
Water heaters →Can you switch me from electric to gas, or move my water heater?
Customers describe Pat swapping an electric tank for a larger gas one, changing to a power vent model, and moving a water heater with its gas and water lines redone.
Water heaters →My pilot light won't stay lit. Can you help?
Customers describe Pat walking them through a relight over the phone, and coming out to explain repair or replacement when that didn't work.
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