Water Heater Repair in Holly Springs, MS
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What winter and storms do to a water heater in Holly Springs
Your water heater works harder from October through April, when incoming water runs cold and winter nights average 33°F. The unit cycles more to keep up, and that extra run time wears on the heating element or burner assembly over the season.
Holly Springs also sees its share of winter storms and damaging wind, 11 winter storms and 29 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and either kind of storm can knock out power. A gas water heater with a standing pilot will keep running through an outage, but one with electronic ignition will not relight on its own, and an electric water heater simply stops until power is back. After a storm knocks the power out, that is often when a homeowner first notices the water has gone cold.
- 33°F
- the average winter night, and colder incoming water means longer heating
- 7 months
- October through April, the months homes here need heat
- 30%
- of Mississippi 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 new water heater would cut about $260 a year off hot water for a typical Mississippi home.
Estimates for a typical Mississippi home, compared with an older unit built to the federal minimum, from EIA household energy data and Mississippi fuel prices. Your home will differ.
Repair makes sense when an element, thermostat or gas valve has failed.
Replacement makes sense when the tank itself is leaking.
- Why is my water heater leaking from the bottom?
- Most of the time this means the tank itself has rusted through and is failing. Water heaters corrode from the inside over years of use, and once the tank cracks, no amount of tightening fittings will stop the leak. It could also be a loose drain valve or a fitting weeping from pressure, which a contractor can check in a few minutes. If the leak is coming from the tank wall itself, the water heater needs to be replaced, not patched.
- Why won't the pilot light on my water heater stay lit?
- The most common cause is a worn thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve the pilot is burning. When it wears out, it shuts the gas off even though the flame is lit. A dirty pilot orifice or a draft blowing the flame out can cause the same thing. A contractor can test the thermocouple and replace it if that is the problem.
- Can a tankless water heater be repaired?
- Yes, most tankless water heater problems are repairable. Issues like a fouled flow sensor, a mineral buildup on the heat exchanger, or an error code from the igniter can usually be fixed without replacing the unit. Hard water buildup is a common cause of reduced flow or heat, and flushing the system often restores it. A contractor can run the diagnostics to find out what is actually causing the problem.