Georgia Cost GuideHow much does tank water heater replacement cost in Georgia?
Tank water heater replacement in Georgia: typically $1,850 to $2,150+, the middle half of the figures posted by 10 Georgia plumbers, collected September and October 2026.
A tank water heater replacement trades the old tank for a new one, usually in the same spot. Georgia plumbers' range comes first, then how the vent type, missing parts and worn valves can push a quote up.
What tank water heater replacement costs in Georgia
We checked 524 Georgia plumbing company websites.
Tank water heater replacement cost
$1,850 to $2,150+
Prices from 10 Georgia plumbers
This is a typical range, not a quote. The sections below explain what moves the price for this job. The dot marks the middle price, and a + means some businesses charge more.
What the job involves
A tank water heater replacement is mostly a swap, because the new tank usually takes over the connections the old one used.
Tankless water heater installation is a different job. It replaces the storage tank with a wall-mounted unit, and the work around the unit tends to change more than in a tank-for-tank swap. Your city or county may require a permit for either one.
What's usually included
- Draining and disconnecting the old tank
- Setting the new tank and reconnecting the water lines
- Connecting the gas or electric supply, and the vent if the heater has one
- Filling the tank, checking for leaks and confirming that the water runs hot
What moves the price
- Standard or power vent
- A gas tank with a standard flue vents by natural draft, while a power-vent model uses a fan to push exhaust out through plastic pipe, sometimes through a wall. The fan models usually cost more, and they need an electrical outlet nearby.
- Heat pump tank models
- A tank with a built-in heat pump usually costs a good deal more than a standard electric tank, so a quote for one may land above the range shown here. It also needs open air around it and a drain for the water it makes.
- Parts the old one lacked
- Some older installs have no thermal expansion tank, a short or missing relief-valve discharge pipe, or no drain pan, and a plumber may add them. Each is a part plus labor, and the need depends on your plumbing and where the heater sits.
- Old valves and pipe
- Old shutoff valves can stick or fail to close, and corroded fittings or pipe at the heater may need replacing when the old tank comes out. Those parts add materials and time.
- Tank grade and warranty
- Heaters from the same maker come in grades, and the higher grades often have longer warranties and sturdier parts inside. They usually cost more, so the quote depends on which grade the plumber chose.
- Planned or leaking now
- A tank that is already leaking leaves little time to compare quotes, and an urgent or after-hours visit can cost more than one scheduled ahead.
Getting a quote
Questions to ask each plumbing company before you compare prices:
- Is this a standard, power-vent or heat pump model, and what does that mean for the vent and the outlet?
- Will you replace the shutoff valves and the water connectors, or reuse the old ones?
- Does my plumbing need an expansion tank, and are the relief pipe and a drain pan in the price?
- What grade of tank is this, and what would the next grade up add to the price and the warranty?
- Do you charge more for a same-day or after-hours replacement?
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Where this number comes from
We collect these prices with our own crawler, which reads the public websites of Georgia plumbers and follows each site's robots.txt rules. It has read 524 of their websites so far. Each range is the middle half of the prices those businesses post, collected September and October 2026.
A price list is what a business says it charges; a cost guide is a business's own estimate of what the job usually runs in Georgia. We never name the businesses behind a range. How we collect and check plumbing prices.
| Job | Businesses that post a price |
|---|---|
| Tank water heater replacement | 10 (3 price lists, 7 cost guides) |
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