No hot water
Burner, ignition, element, controls, gas supply, or a failed unit.
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Commercial Water Heater & Boiler Repair in Northern California
No hot water in the kitchen? Tenants calling about cold showers? Heating boiler down with the building full? Earl's Plumbing repairs, replaces, and maintains commercial water heaters and boilers, and gets your business back up and running fast.
Call or text (530) 343-0330 — a real person answers calls day or night.
Earl's Plumbing repairs, replaces, and maintains commercial water heaters and boilers throughout Northern California, from Shasta County to Placer County, family-owned since 1998.
We service commercial gas and electric tank water heaters, tankless rack systems, hot water supply boilers, hydronic heating boilers, storage tanks, recirculation pumps, and mixing valves, with fast emergency service and no service call fee.
Call or text (530) 343-0330.
Fast emergency service
$0 service call fee
Boilers & water heaters
Maintenance agreements
Financing (OAC)
CSLB #772565
Fast emergency service available
Get Your Business Back Up and Running
- Calls answered 24/7, 365 days a year
- No hot water or no heat gets priority
- Firm price before any work starts
No service call fee · Financing available (OAC)
🚨 Leaking unit? Shut off the cold water supply and the gas or power.
Smell gas? Get everyone out and call 911. Then call us — we answer 24/7.
Commercial Hot Water & Boiler Problems We Fix
In a business, hot water and heat aren't comfort items. They're how you stay open.
Running out too fast
Undersized equipment, scale, or a recirculation problem.
Scalding or lukewarm taps
Often a failing thermostatic mixing valve or a plumbing crossover.
No heat from the boiler
Ignition, circulator pump, low water, controls, or an expansion tank.
Leaks & relief valve discharge
Valves, fittings, pumps, or a tank or heat exchanger at the end of its life.
Error codes & lockouts
Combustion, venting, flow, and safety faults diagnosed at the source.
Banging, kettling, or rumbling
Scale, sediment, or air in the system working against the equipment.
Long waits for hot water
A recirculation pump, check valve, or timer that quit.
Commercial Equipment We Repair, Replace & Maintain
Water heaters, boilers, and everything connected to them, under one roof.
Commercial gas tanks
High-input tank water heaters for heavy daily demand.
Commercial electric tanks
Elements, thermostats, and controls on commercial electric units.
Tankless rack systems
Multi-unit tankless banks, descaling, and controls. Noritz-certified.
Storage & indirect tanks
Storage tanks and indirect water heaters fed by a boiler.
Hot water supply boilers
Repair and replacement for high-volume domestic hot water.
Hydronic heating boilers
Burners, circulators, expansion tanks, relief valves, and controls.
Recirculation pumps
Hot water at the tap without the long wait or wasted water.
Mixing valves
Thermostatic mixing valves for safe, steady delivery temperatures.
Businesses We Keep in Hot Water
The good kind. Here's what each type of property counts on.
🍽️ Restaurants & food service
No hot water can mean closing until it's fixed
- Dishwashing and handwashing hot water
- High-recovery tanks and tankless racks
- Descaling to keep up with heavy use
🏢 Apartments, HOAs & property managers
One failed boiler means a phone full of tenant calls
- Central boilers and shared water heaters
- Recirculation and mixing valves
- Scheduled maintenance across properties
🏨 Hotels, motels & senior living
Cold showers become bad reviews fast
- Hot water supply boilers and storage tanks
- Safe delivery temperatures at every room
- Hydronic heat for common areas
🏫 Offices, schools, churches & medical
Heat and hot water that just work
- Hydronic heating boilers
- Restroom and break room water heaters
- Pre-season boiler checkups
Repair It or Replace It?
Downtime is expensive. We'll give you the fastest way back online and the smartest long-term option, with a firm price for each.
Repair it when…
- It's a burner, igniter, board, element, or thermostat
- A pump, valve, or expansion tank failed
- The tank or heat exchanger is sound
- The equipment still keeps up with demand
Replace it when…
- The tank or heat exchanger is leaking
- It's near the end of its life and failing often
- Your business has outgrown it
- Parts are discontinued or slow to get
Maintenance Agreements That Prevent the Emergency
The cheapest boiler repair is the one that never happens. With a maintenance agreement, we put your equipment on a schedule and keep it there.
- Flush and descale tanks, tankless units, and heat exchangers
- Burner and combustion check, ignition, and venting
- Safety controls and relief valves tested
- Pumps, expansion tanks, and mixing valves inspected
- We track the schedule and walk you through what we found
★★★★★
"Paul and Trent were the most professional contractors to EVER step onto my properties and/or job sites. The bid was fair. They started the job when they said they would and finished the job the way they said they would — CLEAN."
— Bizzy, Chico · Property owner · Technician: Paul E.
Why Businesses Call Earl's
One local company for your hot water, your heat, and the rest of your plumbing.
Fast emergency service
Calls answered 24/7. Businesses without hot water or heat get priority.
Firm price first
You approve the price before we start. Easy for owners and property managers.
Boilers and plumbing
Plus drains, gas lines, and backflow. See commercial plumbing.
No service call fee
Free on-site quote. No charge just to find out what's wrong.
Financing available
Unplanned replacement? Financing on approved credit.
Local for 28 years
Three Northern California offices. We'll still be here next season.
Every Hour Down Costs You Money
When a homeowner's water heater quits, it's a bad morning. When a restaurant's quits, it can mean a closed kitchen. When an apartment building's boiler goes, it's forty tenants calling the manager at once. I understand the difference.
That's why we answer the phone 24/7 and move business emergencies to the front of the line. We'll find what failed, give you a firm price, and get you back up and running. Then, if you want, we'll set up maintenance so it doesn't happen again.
— Clinton EarlOwner, Earl's Plumbing · Your Friend in the Business
28
Years serving Northern CA
8,500+
Google reviews
$0
Service call fee
24/7
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Call or Text Your Nearest Earl's Office
Three local offices covering eight Northern California counties. Every line takes calls and texts.
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Redding · Anderson · Cottonwood · Shasta Lake · Palo Cedro · Red Bluff · Corning
(530) 244-3275
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Commercial Water Heater & Boiler Questions, Answered
Emergencies, repair vs. replace, maintenance, and hot water problems. Straight answers here.
What should a business do if its water heater or boiler stops working?
If the unit is leaking, shut off the cold water supply and turn off the gas control or power. If you smell gas, get everyone out and call 911 or your gas utility. Otherwise, note any error codes or alarm lights and call a commercial plumber. Earl's Plumbing answers calls 24/7 and prioritizes businesses without hot water or heat.
Does Earl's Plumbing offer emergency commercial water heater and boiler repair?
Yes. Earl's Plumbing answers calls 24/7 and prioritizes commercial customers who have no hot water, no heat, or an active leak, because every hour down costs a business money. Our technicians diagnose the problem, explain your options with a firm price before work starts, and work to get you back up and running as fast as possible.
Should I repair or replace a commercial water heater or boiler?
Repair usually makes sense when the failure is a part such as a burner, igniter, control board, thermostat, element, pump, or valve and the vessel itself is sound. Replacement is usually smarter when the tank or heat exchanger is leaking, the unit is near the end of its life, or it can no longer keep up with demand. We quote both.
How often should commercial water heaters and boilers be serviced?
At least once a year, and more often for high-use equipment or hard water. Annual service typically includes flushing or descaling, checking burners and combustion, testing safety controls and relief valves, and inspecting pumps, expansion tanks, and mixing valves. Regular maintenance catches small problems before they shut a business down and helps equipment last longer.
Why does my building keep running out of hot water?
Common causes include equipment that is undersized for current demand, scale buildup, a failed burner or element, a recirculation pump that stopped working, a failing thermostatic mixing valve, or a plumbing crossover mixing cold water into the hot line. Earl's Plumbing checks the whole system, not just the heater, to find out why hot water is running short.
What does a thermostatic mixing valve do?
A thermostatic mixing valve blends hot and cold water to deliver a safe, steady temperature to fixtures. That lets a building store hot water hot enough to limit bacteria growth while protecting people from scalding at the tap. When a mixing valve fails, you may see temperature swings, scalding water, or lukewarm water throughout the building.
Does Earl's Plumbing work on hydronic heating boilers?
Yes. Earl's Plumbing repairs, replaces, and maintains hydronic heating boilers as well as hot water supply boilers. We work on burners and ignition, circulator pumps, expansion tanks, relief valves, controls, and the piping that connects the system, and we offer annual maintenance agreements so heating is ready before cold weather arrives.
Do you charge a service call fee for commercial water heater or boiler repair?
No. We've never charged a service call fee, for homes or businesses. When your hot water or heat is down, you shouldn't have to pay just to find out what's wrong. We diagnose it, give you a firm price before any work, and get you back up and running. Financing is available on approved credit.