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Toilet Repair in Union, SC

In Union, 75% of the housing was built before 1990. About 65% of households own their home and 35% rent, so this page has two readers.

Short version

Tenure in Union is close to even, at 65% owner-occupied and 35% rented. Where a home is rented the fixture is usually the landlord's to repair, so the lease decides who arranges the work and who is billed for it. Housing there is 75% pre-1990, which dates the house rather than the fixture.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, tables B25003 and B25034.

Tank and Bowl is a referral service, not a contractor. We connect homeowners with independent contractors. Contractors are required to hold whatever credential their state or municipality demands. Every state page sets out who licenses plumbers there and where to check, so you can confirm before work begins. We carry out no work, we sell no fixtures, we do not set prices, and we never charge homeowners anything — the contractors in our network pay us when we route them a call.

Who this page is for in Union

Union has 8,009 occupied homes, 65% of them owner-occupied. Which side of that you are on changes not just who pays but how quickly anything happens, which is why the tenant page is about reporting rather than repairing.

Occupied homes in Union	Share	Homes
Owner-occupied	65%	5,189
Rented	35%	2,820

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003 (tenure), 2023 release. Universe: 8,009 occupied housing units.

What the age of Union’s housing suggests

With 75% of homes built before 1990, Union sits firmly on the old side of the flush-volume line. EPA describes pre-standard toilets as using 3.5 to more than 5.0 gallons per flush, and older ones as much as 6.

The house is what this dates. If you want to know about the fixture itself, the date is usually molded inside the tank lid.

Housing in Union	Share
Built before 1940	13%
Built 1940 to 1989	62%
Built 1990 onwards	25%

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25034 (year structure built), 2023 release. Universe: 9,010 housing units, including vacant ones — a different universe from the tenure table above. Flush volumes: US EPA WaterSense, tank-type toilet supporting statement

What is actually wrong with it

Start by naming the symptom precisely, because the four common ones have nothing in common mechanically. A tank that never stops refilling, a handle that does nothing, water appearing at the floor and a flush that needs two goes are four separate repairs.

If you are quoted for a new fixture, ask what ruled out the parts. Flappers and fill valves are inexpensive and account for most of what goes wrong, so replacing the toilet without testing them has skipped a step.

Other South Carolina towns we route in

Wagener 77% owner-occupied · 50% built before 1990
Seneca 69% owner-occupied · 51% built before 1990
Warrenville 75% owner-occupied · 49% built before 1990
Liberty 85% owner-occupied · 47% built before 1990
Jonesville 79% owner-occupied · 71% built before 1990

Everywhere we route in South Carolina

Checking a plumber in South Carolina

Checking a credential in South Carolina

South Carolina licenses are issued by the South Carolina Residential Builders Commission, Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins. South Carolina requires a residential plumber license for work over $500, according to the Commission.

If the dye test pointed at the flapper, that is a part, not a fixture.Worth saying on the call, because it changes what somebody arrives with. We connect you to a contractor covering your area and you are never charged. Past toilets, Union is covered for whatever has gone wrong.

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