Water Heater Repair in Lithia Springs, GA

What's local about Lithia Springs

Lithia Springs gave up its city charter in 2000 and is now an unincorporated community in northeastern Douglas County. Census estimates put the median build year at 1987, with about 34% of homes built before 1980. A mix of older houses and 1980s-1990s subdivisions means heaters in a wide range of ages and locations.

Water and sewer come from the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (WSA), which draws from the Dog River Reservoir, disinfects with free chlorine and reports no lead service lines in its system. WSA owns the meter and street-side lines; the homeowner owns everything from the meter to the house. Because Lithia Springs is unincorporated, Douglas County Building Permits & Inspections issues plumbing permits from its office on Timber Ridge Drive in Douglasville. WSA's after-hours emergency line for street-side leaks is 770-942-6633.

Gas is the main local difference: the Austell Gas System, a municipal system run by the City of Austell, serves eastern Douglas County including Lithia Springs. It is not Atlanta Gas Light.

Gas or electric: likely causes

Signs to act on

• Hot water that runs out early
• Rust-colored hot water
• Water around the heater
• A pilot that keeps going out
• Crackling or rumbling as the burner or elements cycle
• Gas odor near the heater: leave first, then call 911 or the Austell Gas System at 770-948-1841, option 1

When to schedule

Cold months strain heaters most. If your tank struggles in fall, it will struggle more in January. A fall visit for a flush and relief valve test is sensible on a heater that is more than eight or ten years old. Summer, when demand for hot water is lowest, is the easiest time to replace a tank you already know is failing, since a day without hot water matters less in July.