When your old tank quits, you want hot water back today — done right, to code, gas or electric.
A standard tank water heater is still the workhorse of most Alabama homes — and when yours is leaking, rusting, or just not keeping up, you feel it fast. Wolf Plumbing installs, repairs, and replaces gas and electric tank units so your household gets steady hot water again without the guesswork.
Charles Wolf is an AL Licensed Master Plumber and Journeyman Gas Fitter, so whether your setup runs on natural gas, propane, or electric, the job is done to code and done safely. That matters most on the gas side, where venting and connections are not something to shortcut.
We size every tank to how your family actually uses hot water — number of people, bathrooms, and fixtures — instead of just swapping in whatever is on the truck. Right size means better recovery, lower bills, and no cold showers at the worst possible time.
A water heater touches gas, water, and electric all at once — that is master-plumber territory.
Licensed on both. Gas venting and connections done safely, or a clean electric swap — whatever your home is set up for.
We match tank capacity and recovery to your real household demand, so you are not left short or paying to heat water you never use.
Proper T&P relief, drip pans, expansion tanks, and shutoffs. We do the work like our name depends on it.
Upfront, fair quotes with no upselling. If a repair makes more sense than a replacement, we will tell you.
Installing a tank water heater is more than lifting an old one out and setting a new one in. We shut off and safely drain the failing unit, disconnect gas or electric, and haul away the old tank so you are not left with it in the garage.
Then we set the new heater level, connect water lines with fresh fittings, install or verify the temperature-and-pressure relief valve, and add a drip pan and expansion tank where code and your setup call for it. On gas units, we confirm the venting draws properly and check every connection for leaks before we leave.
Finally, we fill, purge the air, fire it up, and stay to confirm you have hot water and a safe, dry installation. You get a walkthrough of the shutoffs and the settings so you know exactly what you are living with.
A straightforward tank water heater job with Wolf typically covers:
Most standard tanks run 8 to 12 years, though Alabama's hard water can shorten that by building scale inside the tank. If yours is over a decade old and starting to leak or rust, replacement is usually the smarter money than repeated repairs.
It usually comes down to what your home is already set up for. Gas units heat and recover faster and can be cheaper to run, but they need proper venting and a licensed gas fitter. We are licensed for both and will help you pick what fits your home.
It depends on how many people are in the house and how much hot water you use at once. A common range is 40 to 50 gallons for a typical family, but we size to your actual demand rather than a rule of thumb, so you are never caught short.
Sometimes. A leak from a fitting, valve, or connection can often be fixed. But if the tank itself is leaking, that means the inner shell has failed and the unit needs replacing. We will find the source and tell you honestly which one it is.
Yes. Removing and disposing of your old tank is part of a standard replacement, so you are not stuck figuring out what to do with a heavy, water-filled heater.
From your first call to hot water back on, here is how a tank water heater job goes with Wolf.
Call 256-223-2436 or request service online. We'll find a time that works and confirm the details up front.
Charles or the crew arrives on time, finds the real source of the problem, and explains it in plain language.
You get a clear, honest, upfront price before any work begins — no surprises and no pressure.
We fix it right the first time, clean up after ourselves, and stand behind every job we do.
AL Licensed Master Plumber #MP-2630 • Licensed Gas Fitter • 35 Years Experience • Residential & Commercial • Upfront Pricing • Serving Talladega & East-Central Alabama