Having a problem with you current Oil Fired Water Heater?

Dying Bock oil fired

Would you like an estimate right over the phone for a new oil fired water heater?
Do you need to have your oil fired water heater replaced?  Would you like some great  ideas for  replacing the oil fired heater with something more efficient?  If it has to do with an oil fired water heater, we can help.
If you’re in Connecticut or the Greater NYC area we can not only give you valuable advice, we can also install the new water heater for you for an affordable price.

Who do I call when I need a new oil fired water heater?  That answer is a plumber, but more specifically a plumber that has experience with plumbing, heating and oil.  Plumbers like us.
Just give us a call.

Main number. 800-524-4280
Cell & Text. 203-376-5208
Email us. mr.waterheaters@yahoo.com

We are true water heating experts.   22 years experience,  with hundreds of past oil fired water heater installations under our belts.

How’s our prices? Exceptional.  Give us a try, we can give you a very good idea right over the phone what the installation will cost.
With a few pictures of your current water heater sent to either 203-376-5208  or mr.waterheaters@yahoo.com we can give you an exact price for the replacement.

A Nice looking installation, and they all look like this.

When Residential or Businesses need a oil fired water heater replacement is a good idea to give us a call because we provide extremely fast service, and have the most affordable replacement rates in the state.  We will match ANY written price on the same tank, burner, (that we carry) and installation.  We will install your oil fired water heater in the Same Day, and recycle your old tank in an environmentally friendly way.  We specialize in the repair and installations of all residential and commercial oil fired water heaters for New Haven, Fairfield & Hartford Connecticut.  Our partners in NYC (Sure combustion heating llc) have all of the city, White Plains & Queens county covered.

We even install oil fired water heaters located in crawl spaces & other “hard to get to” locations.

A Plus Plumber llc.
Orange, CT

If you need a great plumber in Connecticut, or a free estimate to fix or replace your current Oil Fired water heater.
Give us a call today.   We offer some of the lowest prices on oil fired water heater installations in CT.

Main office  – 24 hour emergency Oil Fired water heater repair & replacement services.

(800) 524-4280

(Some more past installation pictures)

We Carry Bock, Thermaflow-Everhot, and John Wood.
We also have access to other oil fired water heater manufactures.
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More info about oil fired water heaters.

New Thermaflow Oil Fired

Oil fired water heaters heat water exactly the same way as traditional natural gas, and propane water heaters by a law of physics called convection. The most important difference is that oil fired water heaters use oil as their fuel source.

Oil fired water heater tanks are MUCH more expensive that natural gas water heaters.
Why is my oil fired water heater quote so expensive?
Depending on the brand, where it’s bought, and how it’s vented the 30 gallon tank alone is $700-$1,300.  The 50 gallon tank regular/center-top vented, rear vented (more expensive), and short models (most expensive) are from $1,300- $1,950 at our cost, (10-15% lower than homeowner prices) you will also need a new oil burner & thermostat which goes for $380- $450, and a new  T&P valve, copper piping, couplings, adapters.  Also If the current exhaust piping is bad and needs to be replaced as it is needed in most cases you are looking at another $50 bucks for piping. Oil filters at the main oil tank it’s self can be replace at this time also to better protect your new investment.  Don’t forget about the tax, or marking up the parts, business expenses, phones, insurance (auto, business, workers comp), gas, etc.  Then how about we charge some labor to pay our guys and to put something back into the business to pay for the servers that host this website.

1 of many Bocks we have installed.

What size oil fired water heater do I need? – Oil fired water heaters heats water extremely fast. (2-3+ times as fast than natural gas heaters & electric water heaters) The speed of which water is heated is called “recovery rating”.  30 gallon oil fired water heaters can produce roughly 110 gallons of hot water in the “first hour”.  (The water heating industry goes by the measurement “1st hour rating” to measure this speed for all kinds of water heaters.)   If you have a family of 4 people or less most likely a 30 gallon oil fried water heater will meet, and exceed your demands.  If you have a family of 5 or larger, or a home with a whirl pool tub used regularly you may want to go with a 50 gallon oil fired water heater.  50 gallon oil fired water heaters create large amounts of hot water, right around 150 gallons an hour, so you will basically never run out of hot water.  A 50 gallon oil fired water heater takes up a lot of space, uses a considerable amount of oil.   With yearly maintenance they are some what expensive to run but very expensive to replace.  If you have a very large family, or run a business out of your home which uses hot water, you could need a 50 or even a 70 or 100 gallon model, however most homes will be fine with 30 gallon oil fired water heaters.  Most oil fired water heating companies mainly sell 30 & 50 gallon tank sizes, although other sizes like a 20 gallon, 40 gallon and 70 gallon models are available from the water heater manufacturer Bock.  (Note:  The 20, 40 & 70 gallon sizes are most likely special orders and even more expensive than the “normally” stocked 30 & 50 gallon models.)  Do not get your hopes up thinking a 40 gallon oil fired water heater will cost you less than a 50 gallon.  40’s aren’t stocked by most plumbing supply companies, and the extra shipping fee charged by all suppliers for “non stocked water heaters” will push the cost to the price of a normally stocked 50 gallon model.

Oil fired water heater companies. I can not speak for the entire world but for us in the North East we have a few main choices.  Bock, Thermaflow, and John Wood.  (Click the links to learn more about them)  Other oil fired water companies that have gone out of business are Aero, & Ford.   Ford water heaters were built very well and many of them are still in operation.  Note if you have a Ford or Arrow water heater leaking, its very old so don’t waste your time doing anything other than getting it replaced, or researching a high effeminacy water heater products for it’s replacement.

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The cost of labor is hard to determine without seeing the old oil fired water heater.  First the tank itself is very heavy and at least 2  men are needed to handle the new tank properly without damaging it.  We need to remove the old tank, and old 50 gallon tanks are extremely hard to remove and typically 3 men are needed if the tank is located in a basement and must be pulled up stairs as the old tank can easily be 400+ pounds.  Installing a new oil fired water heater is nothing like installing a traditional water heater.  Other than the water lines everything is different. Installing the new oil burner can be a pain, and also needs some fine tuning to get it operating at it’s most efficient level.   There is an emergency cut off switch & other electrical connections that need to made.  The exhaust pipe almost always needs to be replaced, then the air needs to be bled out of the oil line, (without making a huge mess),  not to mention the old tank and burners needs to be disposed of properly at a recycling center that will take these environmental nightmares.  Installing new oil fried water heaters should be left to expert plumbers only.

How long does a oil fired water heater installation take? The job it’s self takes 2 plumbers about 2-3 hours, but in reality it takes half a day or longer.  First you have the time meeting the client & looking at the oil water heater, send out quotes, email back and forth a bunch times answering questions, then we agree on the price.  Then we write up the paper work,  drive to the supply store, pick up the heater, drive it to your home.  (we don’t get paid for any of that)  Then the real work of removing the old tank, installing the new one, and settling up on the bill.  Lastly the drive to New Haven to properly recycle the old tank and burner.  That’s about 2-3 hours of driving, another 1 hour in emails, plus the 3 guys spending 2 hours actually doing the job.   Not to mention the paperwork at the end of the day.  We get a lunch break in there some where if we’re lucky.

How much does a new oil fired water heater cost to have installed? All together installing a new oil fired water heater could take 2 guys half a day with driving time, so labor for installing a new oil fired water heater goes from $500 to $1,000  (The price increases with tank size & difficulty of job)  Where as installing a new gas or electric water heaters is done with only 1, maybe 2 plumbers and take 1 hour, which is why regular water heaters cost much less. (as little as $350 dollars for installation)

How to save money on oil fired water heaters: Illegal unlicensed un-insured fellas that call themselves plumbers, (but in reality are painters and what not) obviously will charge less to put these water heaters in if you let them, and may do a good job.  But if there’s a problem in the future will they come back?  If the tank is in some way defective will they install the next one for free?  Will you lose sleep at night knowing  “the friend of a friend/ or nephew” could have mistaking installed a bomb in your basement?  How would you feel if something terrible happens and there is a flood, fire, or someone dies from carbon dioxide poisoning?   You will be completely on your own, because your insurance company will drop you like a bad habit because you don’t have any paperwork proving a licensed plumber installed the water heater which failed, and the fire department determined was installed incorrectly.  Even if the unit is installed 100% correctly and the tank fails from a factory defect you are SCREWED because your insurance company will blame the installer, which is covered with our minumim 1 million dollar insurance policy.  (We have a 2 million dollar policy)  Now after some horrible happens, without a receipt from a leigitment plumbing company you have no legs to stand on when it’s time to talk to the insurance claim agent, or worse the police.   Hector the gardener forgot about an important step, and it’s your fault not his.  You’re the homeowner.  You are responsible, so make a wise choice for your installer.  It’s not like painting a wall, or installing a counter top.  A wall or counter top are not going to kill your family if they weren’t installed properly. Get it?  No, I’m not going “over board”  we’re talking about oil fired water heaters, the most dangerous water heaters on the market.  Oil fired water heater installers have 2 licenses, one for plumbing, and another for heating.

Why risk trouble? You have nothing to worry about when we’re on the job.  So if you want a stress free process and quality job done quickly & correctly the first time by licensed & insured plumbers.  That uses the best parts, test & fine tune the burner to get the highest efficiency out put, clean up the job site like we were never there, and put everything including a warranty in writing give us a call. 800-524-4280 /203-376-5208

*Every body is hell bent on saving money these days, and we realize this, money’s tight for our families as well, but there is no such thing as a cheep oil fired water heater, and they take plumbing talent to install correctly.  Our normal prices are extremely competitive, but please be aware the total cost for a oil fired water heaters starts around $1,850 for the least expensive, 30 gall) oil fired water heater, in the ideal situation (close to a door  – no stairs.)

Shopping around for the best oil fired water heater prices. If you like the idea of NOT wasting your entire day shopping around for prices on oil fired water heaters give us a call.   Our prices are extremely low for these heaters and installations, regularly 20%-40% lower than other plumbing companies in Fairfield county.  We are regularly a couple hundred less than our plumbing competitors in New Haven county, and we have been as much as HALF the price of other plumbing quotes in the West Hartford are over the past. 

I have no money for a new oil fired water heater, what can I do? If you have enough power going to your home and 2 open slots side by side in your fuse box you could have us install a standard 50 gallon tank type electric water heater for around $900 bucks.  You will also need to spend another $200-$500 hundred bucks for an electrician to run a new electrical line.   An electric water heater is much cheaper than a new oil fired water heater, but the biggest problem is an electric water heater costs a lot of money to run.  Heating water electrically is the LEAST efficient way to heat water.  In areas like the West Coast and the North East replacing an oil fired water heater with an electric water heater will make your electric bill double.  Electric water heaters costs $50- $100 per month to run in high utility markets, or homes with large families.   Electric water heaters should be in all electric homes only, or for last resort situations for homes with oil, propane, or natural gas.

A great alternative to an oil fired water heater.  If you want to avoid all oil fried water heating products altogether there is a great idea and it’s powered electrically.  It’s a super efficient electric hybrid Heat Pump water heater.   We have installed many of them such as the Rheem HP-50 for both people that just wanted a most effiecnt water heater for both “all oil” & “all electric” homes.  The Heat Pump water heater is great way to go because it doesn’t oil or gas and it only costs an average of $285 a year to operate.  It qualifies for all rebates, and it acts as a commercial grade dehumidifier- dehumidifing all the space around the tank.  After rebates these products can be nearly the same price as installing a new 50 gallon oil fired water heaters   Heat pumps water heaters are great but they but do require a new 220 amp electrical line be run from the heat pump to the service panel.  The cost of the electrical portion of the job will depend on how close the service panel is to the water heater installation area and if there are 2 lots open and enough power for the water heater.  If you have at least 200 amp service in your home or greater you likely have enough power for the heat pump.  Generally the electrical goes for $300-$500 (depending on how far installation are is from electrical service panel.)

Other options to the Oil Fired Water Heater: If you hate the idea of putting another oil fried water heater in your basement, but are stuck with oil/ have no natural gas service.  Not enough space or power for the heat pump we can install a propane tankless water heater instead.  You would need to have a propane service agreement going and tank set up but some propane companies are offering No start up cost services when opening a new account.  Start up costs with a tankless are going to be more than a oil fired water heater, but you would at that point save money on you energy bill.  Also if you’re going to need an new appliance (dryer, oven, etc) you can get a gas version.  Most people would agree gas is more fun to cook with than electricity.  After the initial set up you can slowly transition to propane gas products if you choose.  With a propane tankless, instead of a oil fired water heater your basement will be MUCH Clean, the air quality will be better, and the tank is small and is mounted on the wall so it’s offers substantial space saving as well.

Toyotomi oil fired tankless water heaters. There is also a new (small) oil fired Tankless/wall mounted/instantaneous water heater just came out, to learn more about that check out this post.

If you read this much maybe you want to read a little more.  Check this article out out for a product break down if you have a bad oil fired water heater the more efficient options to oil fired water heaters page will give you more ideas for it’s replacement.

If you made it this far, and still stressing about your leaking oil fired water heater by now it’s obviously we know our business, so  if you live in Connecticut just give us a call and relax already!
Main: 800-524-4280,  Text:  203-376-5208 Email:  mr.waterheaters@yahoo.com

Here a picture of a oil fired water heater just about to be replaced.
Specifically from the front, with the camera pointed downward towards the burner.

Best Regards-   Jay Sullivan

We provide top quality plumbing information about services, free estimates, installations and repairs on all Rheem, Ruud, Bradford white, State, and A.O. Smith electric, gas, propane, Bock, Thermaflow/Everhot oil fired hot water heaters, Navien, Rheem, Noritz, and Takagi tankless water heaters, Ruud, Bock, and lochinvar oil fired water heaters, SuperStor storage tanks, Peerless, Laars, and Crown tankless coils, and repairs on all hot water heater throughout the state of Connecticut including Bridgeport, CT- Bristol, CT- Cheshire, CT- Danbury,CT- Derby,CT- East Hartford,CT- East Haven,CT- Enfield,CT- Fairfield,CT- Hamden,CT- Hartford,CT- Meriden,CT- Orange,CT- Middletown,CT- Milford,CT- New Britain,CT- New Haven,CT- New London,CT- Norwalk,CT- East Norwalk,CT- Norwich,CT- Putnam,CT- Shelton,CT- Southington,CT- Stamford,CT- Stratford,CT- Southport,CT- Torrington,CT- Wallingford,CT- Watertown,CT- West Hartford,CT- West Haven,CT- Westport,CT- Wethersfield,CT- Willimantic,CT- all shore areas, and surrounding Connecticut areas.   800-524-4280

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