Bradford White Water Heater Installation & Replacement

Authorized Bradford White installer. Bradford White sells only through trade professionals, so the heater and the install come from us, on one itemized price.

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Your itemized estimateFree, with every line priced before work starts
  1. The water heaterBrand, model, fuel and size, so you can compare quotes like for like
  2. Drain, disconnect and remove the old unitLabor for the swap
  3. Haul-awayThe old heater leaves with us
  4. Thermal expansion tankWhere your water system needs one
  5. Relief valve discharge pipeRun down to just above the floor
  6. Drain panWhere a leak would damage the room
  7. Gas shutoff and sediment trapGas units only
  8. Vent connectorChecked and replaced if it is undersized or corroded
  9. Water connectionsShutoff valve and connectors
  10. Permit and inspectionWhere the job requires one

Lines your house does not need are left off, and each line that stays has its price beside it.

Why you will not find one at a home store

Bradford White sells through trade professionals, not retail. In its own words: "Our products are available exclusively through plumbing professionals" (bradfordwhite.com).

So the heater and the installation come from the same place. As an authorized Bradford White installer we supply the unit, install it and haul the old one away, and the estimate names the exact model next to every other line of the job.

What Bradford White makes for homes

  • Gas tank water heaters, including atmospheric-vent models that replace the most common basement heater like for like.
  • Electric tank water heaters.
  • The AeroTherm heat pump water heater.
  • Infiniti tankless gas water heaters.
  • Indirect water heaters that run off a boiler.

Product families as Bradford White lists them (bradfordwhite.com). Tell us which one you are considering and we will say whether it fits your house.

Replacing like for like

The quickest replacement keeps the same fuel, size and vent type. We confirm the vent and gas line are in good order and that the new heater meets current requirements before quoting.

Many Northern Virginia homes have a 40 or 50 gallon gas tank venting into a chimney, often shared with the furnace. Replacing it like for like is the simplest job, but the vent connector, the relief valve piping and the expansion tank are checked every time, and anything that needs bringing up to date is a line on the estimate.

What goes into the price

The Bradford White unit plus what the house needs to run it safely and to code, each on its own line.

Parts of a gas tank water heater installationA gas storage water heater standing in a drain pan. Numbered parts: 1 the water heater, 4 the thermal expansion tank on the cold-water line, 5 the temperature and pressure relief valve and its discharge pipe ending just above the floor, 6 the drain pan, 7 the gas shutoff valve and sediment trap, 8 the vent connector, 9 the cold-water shutoff valve and water connections.
A gas tank install. 1 the heater, 4 expansion tank, 5 relief valve discharge, 6 drain pan, 7 gas shutoff and sediment trap, 8 vent connector, 9 water shutoff and connections.

How a replacement works

  1. Call or send the form with what you have now: fuel, tank size and age.
  2. We look at the space, the gas or electrical hookup, the vent and the water lines.
  3. You get one free, itemized estimate, with the model named and every line priced.
  4. Install day: the old heater is drained, disconnected and hauled away, the new one is set, connected and tested.
  5. We show you the shutoff, the relief valve and how to drain or flush the new unit.

Where we install

Northern Virginia, from our base in Arlington. Each area page lists the local permit office, water supplier and what they mean for your water heater.

ArlingtonOur home county. Hard water, older houses, a chimney vent check on gas units.AlexandriaCity or county address, hard water, Old Town and Parker-Gray vent rules.FairfaxFairfax County and the City of Fairfax: Reston, McLean, Vienna, Springfield, Chantilly.Falls ChurchCity fuel-gas permit, Washington Aqueduct water, mostly pre-1980 homes.Loudoun CountyAshburn, Sterling, Leesburg. Newer homes, two gas utilities, propane in the west.

Questions homeowners ask

No. Bradford White says its products are available exclusively through plumbing professionals, so you buy one through an installer. As an authorized Bradford White installer, we supply and install it.

Get an itemized water heater estimate

Tell us what you have now and what you want next. The estimate is free and itemized.

Service Area

Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church and Loudoun

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