Water heater repair and replacement in Santa Rosa, served from our Santa Rosa office. Free estimates on replacements and installations.
If you need water heater repair in Santa Rosa, our Santa Rosa office is the place to start. We service gas, electric and propane tank water heaters, tankless units, heat pump water heaters and solar systems, and we can also work on hot water recirculation. A technician finds the cause first, then explains whether a repair will hold or the unit is done.
That follows the John Owens Way: maintain first, repair when needed, replace last. When a replacement is the better choice, we handle water heater replacement in Santa Rosa from start to finish. We pull the required permit, install to code, and haul away the old unit if you want it gone. Free estimates are available on replacements and installations.
New water heater installation in Santa Rosa is the same careful job, whether you are choosing a gas, electric or propane tank, a tankless unit, or a heat pump model. We are an authorized Rinnai dealer, and we will talk through fuel type and sizing before anything is ordered. Senior and veteran discounts and financing are available, and our rebate team can help you apply for qualifying utility rebates.
Repair comes first, then replacement. Our Santa Rosa office sends a licensed team that diagnoses the problem before recommending anything.
John Owens Services, from our Santa Rosa office. We are a family-owned, licensed and insured California contractor, license #501853, and have served Sonoma and Marin County since 1986. We repair gas, electric and propane tank water heaters, plus tankless and heat pump units. Same-day service is possible when the schedule allows.
We assess the old unit, talk through size and fuel type, and give a free estimate. California requires a permit for a water heater replacement, and we handle it. We install to code, test the new unit, and can haul away the old one. Financing is available, and our rebate department helps with qualifying utility rebate applications.
Yes. We install gas, electric and propane tank water heaters, plus tankless and heat pump models, and we are an authorized Rinnai dealer. We help you compare fuel types and size the unit to your household before ordering. Every installation is permitted and code-compliant, and estimates on installations are free.
Yes. Maintenance is the first step in the John Owens Way, and it is how we try to avoid repairs. We service tank, tankless and heat pump water heaters. Call our Santa Rosa office to set up a visit, and we will tell you what the unit needs now and what can wait.
Yes. We work on hot water recirculation systems, which bring hot water to the tap faster. A recirculation system depends on the water heater and the plumbing layout, so we look at both before recommending anything. Call our Santa Rosa office to talk through your setup.
In the last two years our technicians completed 234 water heater jobs at Santa Rosa homes, most recently in October 2026.
Most of that work is in Santa Rosa ZIP codes 95403, 95409, 95404, 95401, 95405 and 95407.
Counts are completed jobs from our own service records, updated October 2026.
From the Marin coast to Sonoma wine country, we bring honest plumbing, heating & cooling to homeowners across both counties — based locally since 1986.