what is a reasonable price for a water heater installation?

Question

I have to replace a water heater, which is in my basement.
As of tonight I have no hot water, and I knew it was going to go soon. Can anyone tell me how much a good water heater is and what a reasonable charge for installation would be?
I live in Glendale, California

Answer 1

I've been in the "business" for to many years I guess. Here goes.
Go to Home Depot:They'll give you the best deal for your money. You'll get the best personal service from a plumber but, Home Depot is getting to be a home makers dream and money saver.
When they started having home installation services it started hurting my business in the Vegas area but, being a big area and only two of them, I was O.K. go to them

They'll probably charge you about the price of the heater, say about $250.00 over the cost $250.00 of the heater. Roughly. Check with them first. Then go to Lowes. another good deal.

Answer 2

I'm not in your area,but check eg Home Depot for prices
Address:
5040 San Fernando Rd
Glendale, CA
91204
Phone: [phone]
As for installation, if the model is the same of the one you're replacing,it's 1/2 hour labor at most.
I have replaced several tanks over the years and no,I'm not a professional plumber.
I learned how to solder fittings etc.
Then again,there are a lot of solderless connections available.
I you can use a couple of wrenches properly,it's no big deal to
do it yourself.
Obviously,a gasheater is more involved than an electrical heater.
Anyway,you will also need a couple of strong guys to haul the old heater up from the basement and take the new one down.
I usually have a "heater changing"party :)

Answer 3

Well, it all depends on your expertise level. The last time I had to worry about that, me and my dad did it. (Giggles, me in coveralls, is just plane sexy).

Ok, well, first questions you need to ask yourself, is it electric or gas. Because, if you replace a water heater, and you don't have the money to change the system type, you may as well replace it with a similar system. Meaning, to save on cost, replace an electric with an electric model and such.

Gas Water Heaters can run as low as 150 dollars, electric water heaters could run as much as 350 dollars or more. Installation would be added to the initial cost of the item itself. The best way to figure out the best cost of replacement is to call several places and ask them "What does it regularly cost to install a --- gallon gas / electric water heater." You will obviously fill in the volume of water heater you are replacing and the type of energy it uses to heat the water with.

Once you've priced around, you will then know a basic range for your region, the next time you need to have something like this replaced. This same practice works great for other home improvement and maintenance issues.

Answer 4

It depends somewhat on the situation, in effect, where the old unit is located, in basement, in walk out garage, living level of home, plenty of light & room around unit to work?? I've been installing these things for over 30 years, and my average installation and haul away price comes in at around $150/$175, parts included, for a normal installation without a lot of complications. You'd have to add the price of the new heater into that and the sum is the total.

Answer 5

Depending on size of the tank you're looking at upwards of about 1000 bucks.
Plumbers here charge 75 and hour and you'r loking at 3 to 5 hours for the actual installation. Plus there's travel time and picking up the tanks etc. Not sure on rates of prices of tanks there.

Answer 6

doining it yourself would be the cheapest. instead of asking how much it would cost, ask how to do it.