Free Plumbing Tools for Grand Rapids Homes

Calculators, lookups, calendars and printable checklists for Grand Rapids-area homeowners, landlords and tenants. Each tool uses local utility rules and public data, lists its sources and works on any phone. Bookmark the ones you come back to.

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Calendar

Grand Rapids Plumbing Maintenance Calendar

A month-by-month plumbing checklist for Grand Rapids homes: freeze dates, sump pump tests, water heater draining and backwater valve checks.

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Lookup

Water Heater Age Lookup: Decode Your Serial Number

Pick the brand, enter the serial number and see the month and year your water heater was made, its age and what that age means.

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Calculator

Grand Rapids Leak Cost Calculator

Count the drips, pick your utility and see the gallons a leak wastes and what it adds to a Grand Rapids-area water and sewer bill each year.

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Lookup

Whose Pipe Is It? Water and Sewer Responsibility by Town

Pick your Grand Rapids-area town and problem to see who handles the pipe, the official number to call and what to check first.

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Lookup

Grand Rapids Area Water Hardness by Town

Pick one of 25 Grand Rapids-area towns to see its water hardness in grains and mg/L, the source, what it means and a softener setting.

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Lookup

Lead Service Line Check: Is Your Water Line Lead?

Find out if a Grand Rapids-area home has a lead water line: the city map, the scratch-and-magnet test, certified filters, testing and next steps.

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Printable

Burst Pipe Checklist: The First 10 Minutes

A printable first-10-minutes card for burst or frozen pipes, sewer backups and overflows in Grand Rapids-area homes: valves, safety and who to call.

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Guide

Tenant and Landlord Plumbing Repairs: Who Handles What

Who handles no hot water, leaks, clogs, sewer backups and frozen pipes in Michigan rentals, with each rule cited and a free repair-request letter.

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Calendar

Well Water Testing Calendar for Kent and Ottawa County

Which well water tests to run and when in Kent and Ottawa counties, where to get a test kit, and what official guidance says after a flood.

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Checklist

Water Damage Insurance Checklist

A saved, printable checklist for the first hours and days after water damage: safety, stopping water, photos, a call log and Michigan help.

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