r/askaplumber is a subreddit with 144k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses plumbing, toilet, sink, leak, and drain, and they frequently recommend/review phone case, water heater, and water softener.
A place to come if you're having problems with your plumbing.
Popular Themes in r/askaplumber
#1
Solution Requests
: "Phantom leak?"
34 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Changed my anode rod out over the weekend. Curious on how much life this one had left."
30 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "In over my head - This is not what it looked like on youtube"
4 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "$700 water bill out of nowhere - meter is acting strange"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Pond pump- ideas to hook up"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/askaplumber
#1
Plumbing
: "Help Water won't flush with new flange"
85 posts
#2
Toilet
: "Hello, We were trying to install a Toilet and it looks like we might have broke this joint connection(?). how can we fix this?"
56 posts
#3
Sink
: "my kitchen Sink was leaking and we found the pipe like this. how does this happen?!"
55 posts
#4
Leak
: "Plumber says I have a Leak in my concrete slab and needs to be jackhammered out to fix."
54 posts
#5
Drain
: "Sink stops Draining at superficial level but there is no clog"
42 posts
#6
Struggling
29 posts
#7
Pipe
: "my kitchen sink was leaking and we found the Pipe like this. how does this happen?!"
29 posts
#8
Shower
: "Hello, just moved in. Roommate says Shower is not draining? What is this weird panel?"
26 posts
#9
Faucet
: "Need help fixing this leaky Faucet"
26 posts
#10
Water
: "$700 Water bill out of nowhere - meter is acting strange"
24 posts
Products Discussed in r/askaplumber
Phone Case
9 reviews
#1
OtterBox
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#2
Otterbox, Lifeproof
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Otterbox
5.0★ from 1 review
Water Heater
9 reviews
#1
Rheem
3.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Heat Pump
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Bradford White
4.0★ from 1 review
Water Softener
6 reviews
#1
Clack
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
HALO 5
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
A.O. Smith
5.0★ from 1 review
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Yearly
+42k members(40.6%)
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Last updated: June 2, 2026