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Utility Closet Water Heater & Expansion Tank Upgrade

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Project Overview

A Kempsville townhome had a storage water heater squeezed into a hall utility closet with no expansion tank, leaking valves and a relief line that ended in the middle of the floor.

We installed a new stainless storage tank, a properly sized expansion vessel, new isolation valves and a relief line piped to the outside, and tidied all the copper so every valve is labeled and reachable.

Utility Closet Water Heater & Expansion Tank Upgrade — photo 1
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What We Did

Scope of work for this water heaters project in Kempsville, Virginia Beach:

  • Old units drained and removed
  • New code-compliant venting & gas
  • Expansion tank & relief line
  • Permit & city inspection
  • Haul-away and clean-up
Utility Closet Water Heater & Expansion Tank Upgrade in Kempsville, Virginia Beach

The Challenge

The closet is barely wider than the tank, so every fitting had to be pre-assembled and the old pipework removed without damaging the finished walls and trim.

  • Very tight closet
  • No thermal expansion tank
  • Relief line ending indoors
  • Weeping isolation valves
  • Unlabeled pipework
  • Finished walls to protect

The Outcome

The closet is now neat, serviceable and code-compliant, and the owner has steady hot water pressure without the banging pipes they used to hear.

Project Photos

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Price List

Water Heaters
Prices.

Water Heater Repair

Water Heater Repair

$149+ / repair

  • Elements & thermostats
  • Gas valves & thermocouples
  • Anode rod replacement
  • T&P relief valve
  • 1-year labor warranty

Tank Replacement

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Tank Replacement

$1,450+ installed

  • 40–50 gal gas or electric
  • Expansion tank if required
  • Permit & city inspection
  • Old unit hauled away
  • Most installs same day

Tankless Installation

Tankless Installation

$3,200+ installed

  • Sizing for your household
  • Venting & gas line to code
  • Service valves for descaling
  • Permit & inspection
  • 5-year labor warranty

Starting prices for standard jobs in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk and Portsmouth. Every job gets a firm written quote before work begins — no overtime surprises. Call (757) 555-0162.

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