Meet Charles Leland, Master Plumber
Florida Water Heater Pros serves homeowners and businesses in St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and communities throughout Pinellas County. Founded by Charles Leland, a master plumber with more than 50 years of local plumbing experience, the company brings decades of hands-on knowledge to every job.
Charles created Florida Water Heater Pros after he and his team noticed declining standards in water heater installations throughout the area. His goal is to provide the quality workmanship, safe installation, and reliable service every customer deserves.
Every water heater installed by Charles’s trained team meets the current applicable Florida Building Code and the manufacturer’s recommended installation instructions. Each installation is also properly permitted and inspected as required. Florida building departments classify water heater replacements as regulated plumbing work, making code compliance an important part of every installation.
A standard 40-gallon electric water heater replacement typically takes the team about two hours on-site. This includes removing and disposing of the old unit, installing the replacement, completing the required connections, and testing the new system. Actual installation time may vary based on access, existing conditions, and any plumbing or code-related updates required.
Although Florida Water Heater Pros specializes in water heater installation, replacement, repair, and maintenance, the team’s experience is not limited to water heaters. Its master plumbers can handle a full range of plumbing jobs and assist customers who need additional plumbing services. A free plumbing inspection is included with every water heater replacement.
Florida Water Heater Pros follows current building-code requirements and manufacturer instructions throughout the installation process. The company also holds manufacturer certifications from A.O. Smith and State.
Florida Water Heater Pros is the registered DBA of Pop Leland Plumbing and operates under Florida State Certified Plumbing Contractor license CFC1432953. The company is licensed and insured and serves St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and the rest of Pinellas County.
Why We Do Water Heaters
Florida Water Heater Pros focuses primarily on water heaters because concentrating on one fixture produces faster diagnosis, stocked equipment, and cleaner installations. Three practical results come from that focus:
Stocked equipment: We keep common residential water heater sizes on hand, including multiple 30-, 40-, and 50-gallon options, helping reduce delays caused by equipment availability.
Faster diagnosis: Our experience with water heaters allows us to identify many common problems over the phone before scheduling a visit.
Cleaner installations: Frequent water heater installations help our plumbers deliver neat connections, proper pan and drain placement, and code-compliant work prepared for inspection.
This list shows how Florida Water Heater Pros turns hands-on water heater experience into faster service and consistent workmanship on every St. Petersburg job. Our licensed master plumbers also handle general plumbing needs, including drain cleaning, repiping, and fixture repairs. If the issue extends beyond your water heater, we will explain the available options and recommend the appropriate service. Phone estimates are free.
Code-Compliant, Manufacturer-Certified Work
Every water heater installation we perform is permitted, inspected, and completed to the manufacturer's installation specifications. Pulling the permit is part of the job, never an add-on: permits, the inspection, a pressure test, and old-unit disposal are included with every water heater we install in Pinellas County. What do those permit requirements involve for your home? The water heater permit rules in Florida guide explains what gets permitted, what the inspector checks, and why it matters.
Manufacturer specifications matter for the same reason the permit does. An unpermitted or out-of-spec installation can void a water heater's warranty coverage as well as endanger homeowner insurance policy and coverages, so our manufacturer-trained techs ensure proper installations that protect the paperwork behind your tank, not just the tank itself.
Licensed, Insured, and Local
Florida Water Heater Pros is licensed and insured, operating under Florida State Certified Plumbing license CFC1432953 (Florida Water Heater Pros is the registered DBA of Pop Leland Plumbing). The company is fully insured. It is based in St. Petersburg and serves homeowners here, not through a call center or a subcontractor network.
Where We Work
Florida Water Heater Pros works throughout Pinellas County, with St. Petersburg as its home base. St. Petersburg is where the company is rooted and where most of its water heater calls originate. The Pinellas County service area also covers Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, Seminole, Dunedin, Gulfport, and the beach communities along the Gulf. Tampa sits just across the bay from our base, and callers in Tampa and elsewhere in the Bay area can phone to confirm availability.
Every community in that area gets the same scope of work: replacement, installation, repair, and maintenance for every common water heater type. Want the details on what an installation includes? Our water heater replacement and installation services page lists the process, the brands, and the pricing approach.
We have a master plumber on our team who personally works on your water heater, along with our team of competent technicians.