Serving Miamisburg, 45342

Water Heater Repair in Miamisburg, OH

Miamisburg softens its well water with reverse osmosis, cutting hardness from 22 grains per gallon to about 7.5. If your water heater is leaking, rumbling or has gone cold, call and get a plumber out.

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Miamisburg at a glance

What shapes water heater trouble in Miamisburg

7.5 gpg

average hardness of city water, down from 22

Source: City of Miamisburg

2.16M gal

treated on an average day in 2025

Source: City of Miamisburg

2.3 ppb

90th percentile lead, with none of 21 samples over the limit

Source: City of Miamisburg

1950s

when three of the city's aging wells were built

Source: City of Miamisburg

Water

Reverse osmosis softening

Miamisburg pumps from five production wells beside the Great Miami River. The plant removes iron and manganese, filters the water, softens it by reverse osmosis, re-blends it, then adds chlorine and fluoride. The 2025 report puts average hardness at 7.5 grains per gallon (128 mg/L). The city says the softening plant came online in 2018 and soft water began reaching homes in 2019.

If you still run a home softener, the city recommends adjusting it to the new hardness; a water softener dealer or plumber can help. The city is also adding new wells to supplement three aging wells built in the 1950s.

Lead lines

Lead and galvanized replacement

The city's water department has visually inspected water pits across town and posts the results on a map and an address list. Its replacement program removes both lead and galvanized service lines, public and private, and owners with either type get instructions by mail. The 2025 report shows lead at 2.3 ppb at the 90th percentile, with none of 21 samples over the action level. Public Works is at 937-847-6635.

Homes

1970s homes, mostly gas

The median Miamisburg home was built in 1976. About 15% are older than 1940 and about 20% date from 2000 or later. About 77% are detached houses and about 27% of households rent. Gas heats about 63% of homes and electricity about 34%.

Permits

County plumbing permits, Rumpke pickup

The city's building department regulates electrical, fuel gas piping and HVAC work, at 937-847-6532. Interior plumbing permits in Montgomery County come from Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County, which lists $30 for a replacement installation permit.

Rumpke has collected Miamisburg trash since 2013. Call Rumpke at 800-223-3960 about setting out an old tank, or ask Public Works about other items.

Before the plumber arrives

Safe steps for Miamisburg 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? Miamisburg'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.