Water Heater Replacement & Repair in Voss Farms, New Braunfels

ZIP

78130

Where

FM 1044 near County Line Road

Homes

Lennar, 1,260–3,492 sq ft

Water

supplier varies; read your bill

Voss Farms is a Lennar master-planned neighborhood off FM 1044 near County Line Road, on the Guadalupe County side of New Braunfels. Its production homes run from 1,260 to 3,492 square feet, on streets such as Hilts Trail, Prominence Street, Knoll Ridge and Longspur.

Life in a Lennar neighborhood

Residents share a pool, splash pad, clubhouse, playground and trails. The houses went up through the 2010s and 2020s, so the water heaters here span nearly new to well into their working life.

That spread in floor plans matters when a tank is replaced. A smaller plan with two people and a large plan with five need very different tank sizes, so size the new heater to the household, not the old label.

Which utility bills does a Voss Farms home get?

The City of New Braunfels utilities page (opens in a new tab) says NBU provides electricity to the majority of the city, while GVEC serves the area south of County Line Road. Voss Farms sits near that line, so your electric bill is the quickest way to know whose power you have.

Water works the same way. NBU serves most of the city, and the City lists Green Valley Special Utility District (SUD) in the southeast; if NBU is your supplier, its 2019 water quality report (opens in a new tab) (2018 data) averaged 15.1 grains per gallon, with no figure published since. Either way, drain the tank yearly.

Gas or electric: look at the heater

This site doesn't assume a fuel for Voss Farms. Look at the top of the heater: a gas water heater has a metal flue rising from it and a gas line with a shutoff. An electric water heater has no vent, one or two electrical conduits, and a matching double breaker in the panel.

CenterPoint provides gas to many parts of New Braunfels, but the City is clear that not all parts get it. Once you know which you have, the gas vs electric water heater guide compares running costs and what switching would involve.

What do electric water heater repairs cost in Voss Farms?

If yours turns out to be electric, most failures are cheap parts, not the tank:

• Breaker trips: reset it once; if it trips again, stop and call.
• Hot for a few minutes, then cold: usually the lower heating element.
• No heat, red button popped: a thermostat or the high-limit switch.
• Rumbling: scale on the lower element.

A thermostat typically costs $125–$275. A leak from the tank body is the one fault that always means replacement.

Scale plays a part here too. On an electric tank, sediment collects around the lower element first, which is one reason that element usually fails before the upper one. For the reset button and breaker checks in order, see what to do when there's no hot water.

Does a Guadalupe County address change the permit?

It can, so confirm which permit applies when you get your price. Voss Farms has a New Braunfels address in Guadalupe County, and the City requires a permit (opens in a new tab) to replace a plumbing system; the fee isn't published, and the licensed plumber doing the job normally pulls it. The City's Building Division answers questions at (830) 221-4041, option 1, and the guide to how water heater permits work in New Braunfels covers the rest.

How it works from Voss Farms

Call or text (830) 243-5644 any hour; we answer 24/7, weekends too. Tell us the fuel you found, the symptom, and whether GVEC or NBU sends your power bill, and you'll get a call right back with a price before any work starts. On that call, ask for the license number; in Texas, a master plumber's begins with M.

Voss Farms owners can get water heater replacement for a tank leaking from the bottom, water heater repair for an element, thermostat or pilot, water heater installation of a larger tank in one of the bigger Lennar plans, tankless water heaters where the house can support one, emergency water heater service for an active leak, and help with gas and electric water heaters once you know which you have.

Last updated: October 1, 2026