Most Newnan homes date from the 2000s or later, so many builder-installed water heaters are now at the age where tanks leak or lose capacity. Inside city limits, the City of Newnan Building Department administers the plumbing code and issues the permit. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Newnan.
Signs a new heater is due
- Water pooling around the base of the tank
- Hot water with a rusty tint or a metallic smell
- Rumbling and popping as sediment heats
- Showers that turn lukewarm partway through
- A gas burner that will not stay lit, or an electric tank that keeps tripping
- A label date more than ten years back
Local conditions in Newnan
Newnan is the Coweta County seat on I-85, with an antebellum downtown and a housing stock that is mostly 2000s and newer; the median home was built in 2004. About 23.2% of homes predate 1980, mostly in the older neighborhoods around downtown, where a heater swap may also need new valves or vent parts.
Newnan Utilities provides electric, water and wastewater service. Its water comes from Line Creek, Sandy and Brown Creek and White Oak Creek, stored in reservoirs next to the treatment plant and disinfected with chlorine and chlorine dioxide. The report does not state hardness. Newnan Utilities also offers a line-inspection request form and pages on frozen pipes and lead and copper. Addresses in the 30263 and 30265 ZIPs outside its service area may have a different provider.
Inside city limits, the City of Newnan Building Department administers the building and plumbing codes and issues permits. It is on the second floor of City Hall, 25 LaGrange Street, 770-254-2354, open weekdays 8 to 4:30. Addresses outside the city fall to Coweta County.
Newnan Utilities does not run a gas system. Atlanta Gas Light owns the gas pipes and lists a Newnan regional office, while your gas is sold by a marketer. If you smell gas, leave first, then call 911 and Atlanta Gas Light at 877.427.4321 from outside.
What affects the cost
- Fuel, tank size and efficiency rating
- Tankless or heat pump upgrades
- Garage, attic or closet location
- Drain pan, relief line and expansion tank work
- Vent and gas connector condition
- The city permit and removal of the old heater
What happens when you call
You are connected with an independent plumber who works in Newnan. They will ask what the heater is doing and its fuel, size and location, and walk you through shutting it off if it is leaking. After checking the installation in person, they quote the job, which should include the permit and haul-away.
Water Heater Replacement questions in Newnan
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Is this a good time to switch to a tankless unit?
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