According to our hot water heater installation price guide the cost to replace a hot water heater is 850.
Estimated cost to install a gas water heater.
The average cost of installing or replacing a water heater ranges from approximately 650 to 900 but some people may pay as much as 1 500.
This estimate includes the following components.
On average installing a water heater costs 600 1 500 with the average customer paying 1 000 to install a whole house 50 gallon tank water heater for a 4 5 person household.
1 500 nationwide costs generally fall within the range of 1 300 to 2 000.
Water heater installation and replacement costs.
According to bob vila the price for a plumber to replace a gas water heater is between 400 and 550 but if this is the first installation of a gas water heater in the home the total for an installation could go as high as 1 500 2 300.
Therefore if your repair bid comes in above 425 and your hot water heater is more than seven years old you may want to consider replacement versus repair.
For a basic project in zip code 47474 with 1 heater the cost to install a gas wall heater starts at 1 277 1 540 per heater.
New water heater tank and installation costs.
Basic tank water heater permits installation materials installation labor by a local licensed and insured plumber removal of the old unit.