r/maintenance
57k members
r/maintenance is a subreddit with 57k members. The community frequently discusses maintenance, repair, hate, struggling, and job, and they frequently recommend/review footwear, work gloves, and tool bag, and the most common flair used is rants and raves, residential, question, humor/satire, and industrial.
SubReddit dedicated to members of the professional maintenance field, as well as non-professionals who are interested in maintenance and repair.
Popular Topics in r/maintenance
#1
Maintenance
97 posts
#2
Repair
15 posts
#3
Hate
14 posts
#4
Struggling
8 posts
#5
Job
7 posts
#6
Dishwasher
7 posts
#7
Electrical
7 posts
#8
Worst
6 posts
#9
Work
6 posts
#10
Water
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/maintenance
Footwear
29 reviews
#1
Keen
4.7★ from 7 reviews
#2
Timberland Pro
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
New Balance
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Work Gloves
13 reviews
#1
Milwaukee
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Mechanics
3.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
ATG MaxiFlex Cut Work Gloves
4.0★ from 1 review
Tool Bag
7 reviews
#1
Veto
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Ironland
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Veto Pro Pac
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/maintenance
#1
Rants and Raves
: "Always the guy that does the forced deep voice"
53 posts
#2
Residential
: "How I feel"
47 posts
#3
Question
: "I'm only getting about 2 minutes worth of hot water?"
47 posts
#4
Humor/Satire
: "Meme"
22 posts
#5
Industrial
: "Super Bucket."
9 posts
#6
Solved
: "The dumber they are the more job security I have"
8 posts
#7
DIY
: "Easy fuse testing"
6 posts
#8
NSFW
: "My compactor this AM"
4 posts
#9
Shitpost
: "Inside me, there are two maintenance techs..."
3 posts
#10
Human Resources
: "Crime Scene"
1 post
Member Growth in r/maintenance
Yearly
+13k members(29.6%)
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Last updated: June 13, 2026