Water Heater Installation in Burlington, NJ
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Burlington County water heaters work a long season
Your water heater runs harder from October through April, seven months a year, when incoming water is colder and the tank has to make up more ground before it reaches the tap. On winter nights that average 27°F, that gap is at its widest.
Power doesn't always hold up through the storms that bring this weather. Burlington County has seen 31 winter storms and 405 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and statewide, 11% of households lost power for a day or more in 2024. If you're installing a new tank, it's worth asking your contractor how it handles an outage, whether that means recovery once power is back or, for gas units, a standing pilot that never needed it in the first place.
A new storage water heater also has to clear a federal efficiency minimum, and that minimum isn't one number. It's set by a formula tied to the tank's rated volume, applied across four different draw patterns, so two tanks of the same type but different size are held to different standards. Your contractor can tell you where the model you're considering lands.
- 27°F
- the average winter night, and colder incoming water means longer heating
- 7 months
- October through April, the months homes here need heat
- 11%
- of New Jersey households lost power for a day or more in 2024, and a heater with an electric element or electric ignition stops without it
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A heat pump water heater would save about $580 a year to run in New Jersey compared with an electric water heater.
Estimates for a typical New Jersey home, from EIA household energy data and New Jersey fuel prices. Your home will differ.
- How do I know it's time to replace my water heater?
- Water pooling at the base of the tank means it is time. Rust colored water from the hot tap, a tank that is making popping or rumbling sounds, or hot water that runs out faster than it used to are all signs the tank is failing. Tank water heaters have a limited lifespan, and once one starts showing these signs, replacing it before it leaks is worth doing. A tank that fails outright can flood the area around it, which is a bigger problem than a scheduled replacement.
- Should I switch to a tankless water heater?
- It depends on what you want from your hot water, not just on your old tank giving out. A tankless unit heats water only when a tap is open, so it does not run out the way a tank can, and it takes up much less space. It also usually costs more up front to install than a like for like tank, and in some homes the gas line or venting has to change to support it. A contractor can look at your gas line, venting, and water use and tell you whether tankless makes sense for your house.
- What changes when you install a tankless water heater?
- The biggest change is that hot water no longer runs out. Instead of a tank holding a set amount, a tankless unit heats water as it flows through, so a long shower does not empty a reserve the way it can with a tank. The gas line and venting often need to be sized differently for a tankless unit than they were for the tank, and the unit mounts on a wall instead of standing on the floor. Winters here mean incoming water runs cold for months at a time, and colder incoming water takes more work to heat, which affects how much flow the unit can deliver at once. A contractor sizing the unit for your house will account for that.