Serving Franklin, 45005

Water Heater Repair in Franklin, OH

Franklin's well water is hard, at 22 grains per gallon, and about 34% of homes here heat with electricity. If your water heater has quit or is leaking, call and get a plumber out.

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Franklin at a glance

What shapes water heater trouble in Franklin

22 gpg

hardness of Franklin's city water, per the Water Division

Source: City of Franklin

1967

median year Franklin homes were built

Source: US Census Bureau

$50

county plumbing permit for a water heater only

Source: Warren County Health District

of 30 homes sampled over the lead action level

Source: City of Franklin

Water

Hard aquifer water

Franklin pumps its water from five wells in the Great Miami Valley Buried Aquifer and runs it through a 5 million gallon a day plant with iron and manganese filtration. The Water Division gives the hardness as 22 grains per gallon for customers setting water softeners. The city has backup connections with Springboro and Warren County.

Hard water leaves scale in a tank and on electric elements, so flushing the tank and checking the anode matter more here. Water questions go to Public Works at (937) 746-5001.

Lead lines

Inventory at Public Works

In the city's most recent sampling, none of 30 homes was over the lead action level, and the 90th percentile result was 2.10 ppb. The service line inventory can be viewed at the Public Works building, 202 Baxter Drive. The city has mailed letters to homes with lead, galvanized or unspecified lines and held town hall meetings about them.

Homes

1960s homes, gas and electric

The median Franklin home was built in 1967, about 19% are older than 1940, and about 15% date from 2000 or later. About 74% are detached houses and about 39% of households rent. Gas heats about 63% of homes and electricity about 34%, so both kinds of water heater are common. The city lists Duke Energy for electricity and for gas problems.

Permits

County plumbing permits

The city sends plumbing permits to the Warren County Health District at (513) 695-1228. The county lists a water heater only permit at $50, and plumbing permit fees are doubled if work starts before you apply.

Rumpke collects Franklin's trash. Call Rumpke at 1-800-582-3107 at least 24 hours before your pickup day to set out a large item at no extra charge.

Before the plumber arrives

Safe steps for Franklin 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? Leave the house, then call 911 and Duke Energy at 800.634.4300 from outside. The city lists this Duke Energy number for reporting gas problems.