Getting ahead of California's 2027 gas water heater ban? Peak Home Service installs rebate-ready heat pump water heaters in Palo Alto — plus tankless & tank installs, water heater repair, drain cleaning, and 24/7 emergency plumbing across Santa Clara County. Licensed Palo Alto plumbers, insured, and upfront on price.
Starting January 1, 2027, it becomes illegal to sell or install a new gas water heater — tank or tankless, under 75,000 BTU — anywhere in the nine-county Bay Area, including all of Palo Alto and Santa Clara County. You can keep and repair your current unit, but once it needs replacing, the only legal option is a zero-emission heat pump water heater (HPWH). Palo Alto homeowners who switch now can stack utility and panel rebates worth $3,500 or more — and we handle the paperwork.
New gas water heaters — tank and tankless — can no longer be sold or installed in the Bay Area after Jan 1, 2027.
You're not forced to remove a working gas unit. The rule only triggers when you replace it — your choice, your timing.
The zero-NOx replacement is an electric heat pump water heater — 3 to 4 times more efficient than gas.
Switch on your terms now and skip the 2027 rush, inventory crunch, and emergency panel-upgrade delays.
Rebate amounts verified from City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU), June 2026. Palo Alto residents can take the $3,500 rebate or a flat-rate $2,300 turnkey install, plus site-prep and pre-wiring credits. Final totals depend on equipment and available funds — we confirm your exact number before any work begins.
No flame, no gas line. A heat pump water heater — like the Rheem ProTerra we install — moves free heat out of the surrounding air and into your tank, running up to 4× more efficiently than gas. Here’s the 30-second tour.
A quiet top-mounted fan draws in surrounding air — even cool garage air at 50°F is full of usable heat.
The compressor concentrates that captured heat, driving its temperature past 160°F — far hotter than the air it came from.
Hot refrigerant flows through the condenser coil wrapped around the tank, releasing its heat into the water.
Because it moves heat instead of burning gas, electric elements only add a boost during heavy demand — zero emissions, rebate-ready.
From tankless installs in Old Palo Alto to 2 a.m. emergencies in Crescent Park — full-service residential plumbing for every Palo Alto neighborhood.
The compliant, most-rebated hot-water upgrade for Palo Alto. We size and install your HPWH, stack every rebate (City of Palo Alto Utilities), pull the permit, and handle the panel — 3–4× more efficient than gas.
See your rebatesBurst pipes, sewer backups, no hot water — we answer day or night with rapid same-day dispatch.
Learn moreWi-Fi shutoff valves and acoustic leak location find hidden leaks before they wreck your floors — and cut your water bill.
Learn moreGas tankless and tank installs are available through 2026 — plus repair, code-compliant replacement, descaling, and California seismic strapping for any existing unit.
Learn moreGrease, hair, hard-water scale, and tree roots cause most Palo Alto clogs. We hydro-jet, camera-scope, and trenchless-repair to clear the cause — not just the symptom.
Learn moreWhole-home repiping for aging galvanized lines plus filtration and softeners that tame Santa Clara Valley’s hard water.
Learn moreFamily-owned and locally based — we cover every Palo Alto neighborhood and the surrounding Santa Clara County cities, usually same day.
ZIP codes served: 94301 · 94303 · 94306
Palo Alto plumbing isn’t one-size-fits-all. Our crews know the housing stock, the water, and the city’s permit rules block by block.
Professorville and Old Palo Alto’s historic Craftsman homes need sensitive repiping that preserves period detail.
Many Palo Alto homes have old clay sewer laterals — the city encourages replacement, and we do trenchless work that meets requirements.
Palo Alto’s hard water scales tankless heaters; softeners and annual descaling keep them efficient.
Repiped a historic Craftsman in PEX while preserving original trim and built-ins.
Trenchless replacement of a failing clay sewer lateral to meet city requirements.
Installed tankless with a softener to handle hard water for a busy family.
"Repiped our historic home with real care for the period details. Superb."
"Replaced our old sewer lateral trenchless and handled the city paperwork. Easy."
"Great tankless and softener install. Punctual and tidy."
Heat pump water heaters, tankless & tank installs, drain cleaning, and 24/7 emergencies — licensed, insured, and upfront on price. Beat the 2027 deadline with rebates handled for you.
