Serving Fox Lake, 60020

Water Heater Repair in Fox Lake, IL

A water heater replacement permit in Fox Lake is $50, and the village's 2025 copper result at the 90th percentile came in above the action level. If your water heater is leaking or cold, call and get a plumber out.

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Fox Lake at a glance

What shapes water heater trouble in Fox Lake

$50

water heater replacement permit

Source: Village of Fox Lake

1.58 ppm

90th percentile copper at Fox Lake taps, 2025

Source: Village of Fox Lake

$50

Waste Management white good pickup, per item

Source: Village of Fox Lake

21%

of Fox Lake homes heat with electricity

Source: US Census Bureau

Water

Iron removal, and copper above the action level

Fox Lake's 2025 water quality report says the village draws groundwater, mostly from shallow sand and gravel aquifers. Wells 5 and 7 are the main sources and wells 1, 4 and 6 are backups, and the wells run through iron removal systems. The village adds chlorine, fluoride and polyphosphates. Sodium ranged from 17 to 60 ppm in 2024 testing.

In 2025 tap sampling the 90th percentile for copper was 1.58 ppm, above the 1.3 ppm action level, with 12 sites over. The 90th percentile for lead was 6.4 ppb, with 5 sites over the 15 ppb action level. The report lists neither as a violation. It also says 2021 state sampling found PFAS above the Illinois EPA health advisory level, and follow-up monitoring is under way.

Homes

A mix of houses, townhomes and apartments

Census estimates put the median Fox Lake home at 1978. About 11% were built before 1940 and about 23% since 2000. About 45% are detached houses, 21% attached and 24% in buildings with five or more units, and about 32% of households rent. Gas heats about 76% of homes and electricity about 21%.

Permits and disposal

$50 permit, $50 pickup

Fox Lake requires permits for any structural, electric, mechanical or plumbing work. The village fee schedule lists HVAC, water heater or boiler replacement at $50 each, and plumbing review and inspection fees may apply. Email [email protected] to request the right permit for your project.

Waste Management handles village garbage service, and white good collection is $50 per item.

Before the plumber arrives

Safe steps for Fox Lake homes

Leaking? Close the cold water valve on top of the tank.
Turn off the gas valve or the breaker for the heater.
Gas smell? If your home has gas or propane and you smell it, leave the house and call 911 and your gas supplier from outside.