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Water Heater Repair in Middletown, OH

Middletown lime-softens its own well water, and about 39% 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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Middletown at a glance

What shapes water heater trouble in Middletown

1965

median year Middletown homes were built

Source: US Census Bureau

39%

of homes heat with electricity

Source: US Census Bureau

$21

monthly city trash fee, which includes one large item a week

Source: City of Middletown

of 32 homes sampled over the lead action level

Source: City of Middletown

Water

Lime-softened aquifer water

Middletown's water comes from the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer. Wells feed the city's 20 million gallon a day treatment plant, where the water is softened with lime, disinfected with chlorine, filtered through dual-media filters and fluoridated. The city delivers an average of 8.3 million gallons a day and keeps emergency connections with Warren County, the Southwest Regional Water District and Monroe. Its report doesn't list a hardness figure.

When a main break drops pressure below 20 PSI, the city issues a boil advisory to affected customers. The water treatment plant answers 513-425-7781.

Lead lines

Notices and a map

Middletown has finished its first service line inventory and posts a map you can search by address. The city has mailed notices to homes with lead, galvanized or predicted lead or galvanized lines, and says that a lead line doesn't mean lead is in your water, since water leaving the plant contains none. In the most recent sampling, none of the 32 homes tested was over the lead action level. Questions go to [email protected] or the plant.

Homes

1960s homes, lots of electric

The median Middletown home was built in 1965, about 20% are older than 1940, and about 11% date from 2000 or later. About 46% of households rent. Gas heats about 58% of homes and electricity about 39%, so electric water heaters are common here. Duke Energy delivers the city's electricity.

Permits

City permits, Rumpke pickup

The city says any plumbing work needs a building permit from the Division of Building Inspection and Service, at 513-425-7973.

Rumpke collects trash for the city for $21 a month, which covers one large item a week. Water heaters are on the city's list of appliances; call Rumpke for disposal instructions before you set one out.

Before the plumber arrives

Safe steps for Middletown 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 your gas utility from outside, using the emergency number on your gas bill.