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Water Heater Repair in Spring Grove, PA

Spring Grove grew up around its paper mill on the Codorus Creek, and more than a third of its homes were built before 1940. Most heat with gas, and four in ten are rented. If your water heater has quit or is leaking, call and get a plumber out.

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Spring Grove at a glance

What shapes water heater trouble in Spring Grove

37%

of Spring Grove homes were built before 1940

Source: US Census Bureau

56%

heat with natural gas

Source: US Census Bureau

15.6 ft

Codorus Creek crest at Spring Grove, June 1972

Source: NOAA National Water Prediction Service

2 yrs

between the borough's rental inspections

Source: Spring Grove Borough

Creek and mill

A mill town on the Codorus

The paper mill has been part of Spring Grove since the 1860s, and its history notes that in the 1870s it helped bring the town running water from a reservoir and electric lights. Today the borough lists The York Water Company for water, Columbia Gas for gas and Met-Ed for electricity, and it bills sewer itself, quarterly. York Water's supply comes from the Codorus Creek branches, and its 2024 report put hardness near 85 ppm, about 5 grains per gallon.

The Codorus Creek gauge in town recorded its highest crest, 15.57 feet, during Agnes in June 1972. On July 26, 2018, it reached 11.08 feet, and the Evening Sun reported washed-out roads and debris around the Spring Grove area. If water ever reaches your basement, have the water heater's controls and burner checked before it goes back into service.

Older homes

Gas heaters in older houses

The median Spring Grove home dates from 1959, and about 37% were built before 1940. About 56% heat with gas, 30% with electricity and 10% with oil. In an older house, a gas water heater often shares a masonry chimney with the furnace, and the vent connection is worth checking whenever the heater is serviced. Pilot outages, worn thermocouples and sticking gas valves are the usual gas repairs.

If you smell gas, the borough lists Columbia Gas's 24-hour number, 888-460-4332. For a power outage that knocks out an electric water heater or a power-vent gas model, Met-Ed's outage line is 888-544-4877.

Rentals

What the rental code requires

About 40% of Spring Grove homes are rented. Under Ordinance 3-2008, landlords register their units by January 30 each year, the codes officer inspects each rental property once every two years, and a unit is also inspected when tenants change. A satisfactory inspection earns a two-year license.

The ordinance requires every rental unit, except those heated mainly by electricity, to have a working carbon monoxide detector, replaced after ten years in service. Owners must keep all plumbing fixtures working. If you rent and the hot water goes out, tell your landlord in writing, and if a CO alarm sounds, get outside first.

Before the plumber arrives

Safe steps for Spring Grove 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? Columbia Gas serves Spring Grove. Leave the house, then call Columbia Gas at 888-460-4332 or 911 from outside.