Serving Eaton, 45320

Water Heater Repair in Eaton, OH

Eaton runs two well-fed plants that strip iron, and in one of them manganese, before the water reaches your tank. If your water heater is leaking, rumbling or has gone cold, call and get a plumber out.

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Eaton at a glance

What shapes water heater trouble in Eaton

8 wells

in 3 wellfields supply the city

Source: City of Eaton

354M gal

pumped by the two city plants in 2025

Source: City of Eaton

$50

Preble County plumbing permit, plus $15 per fixture

Source: Preble County Public Health

46%

of Eaton homes heat with electricity

Source: US Census Bureau

Water

Iron and manganese removal

Eaton's water comes from eight wells in three wellfields. The Eaton plant is an iron removal plant on three wells, and the Black plant removes iron and manganese from five wells. Together they pumped about 354 million gallons in 2025, per the Public Works annual report. That report doesn't describe softening, and the 2025 water report gives no hardness figure.

The 2025 report shows lead at 7.9 ppb at the 90th percentile, with none of 20 homes over the action level, and copper at 0.31 ppm. Water questions go to Public Works at 937-456-7157.

Lead lines

Check your service line

The city is verifying the material of every service line and needs owners to check the pipe inside the house. Scratch it: shiny silver means lead, penny-colored means copper, and dull gray that a magnet sticks to means galvanized steel. Send the result on the city's residential survey form.

Homes

Gas and electric, close to even

The median Eaton home was built in 1974. About 27% are older than 1940 and about 17% date from 2000 or later. About 77% are detached houses and about 33% of households rent. Gas heats about 48% of homes and electricity about 46%.

Permits

County permits, weekly large items

Plumbing permits in Eaton come from Preble County Public Health, 615 Hillcrest Drive, 937-472-0087. Its 2026 fee schedule lists $50 for a permit and $15 per trap or fixture, and its application form lists gas and electric water heaters among the fixtures. Work started without a permit draws a 30% penalty.

Rumpke takes large items with regular trash each week; set them at the curb with your toters on collection day. Appliances that contain freon need a refrigerant recovery statement first.

Before the plumber arrives

Safe steps for Eaton 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? Eaton's gas lines belong to the former CenterPoint Energy Ohio utility, now run by National Fuel. Leave the house, then call 911 and National Fuel at 1-800-838-0933 from outside.