Water Heater Repair in Lebanon, OH

Cincinnati water, moderately hard

Lebanon doesn't treat its own water. It buys it wholesale from Greater Cincinnati Water Works, with capacity of six million gallons a day. That water comes from the Ohio River, treated at the Richard Miller plant, and from the Bolton Well Field in the Great Miami Aquifer, treated at the Bolton plant.

The city lists hardness at about 150 mg/L, or 9 grains per gallon. That's enough to leave scale in a tank over the years, so flushing the heater now and then helps. Reddish water after a main break or hydrant flushing is rust stirred loose in the pipes and usually clears in a couple of hours. If only your hot water stays rusty, the tank may be the cause.

Newer homes, city power

The median Lebanon home was built in 1986, and about 29% date from 2000 or later. About 62% of homes heat with gas and 37% with electricity, and the city owns and runs its own electric utility, so an electric water heater here runs on city power. About 39% of households rent, and about 17% of homes are in buildings with five or more units.