Plumbers in Lenexa, KS

Lutz Plumbing, Inc. has worked on Lenexa homes since 1920, and our office sits in the middle of the city at 7928 Quivira Road, Lenexa, KS 66215, just off West 79th Street near the Four Colonies Shopping Center. From there a licensed plumber can reach Old Town Lenexa, Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park, the Lenexa City Center district, or the subdivisions west of I-435 in minutes. We answer the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and emergency calls do not carry an overtime charge. Call (913) 631-2667 or schedule service online.

Most of the plumbing we see in Lenexa falls into four jobs: repairs and fixture work (toilets, faucets, garbage disposals, shutoff valves, leaking supply lines), water heater repair and replacement, drain cleaning and sewer line work, and water softeners and filtration. Each of those has its own page with pricing guidance and what to expect on the visit. Heating, cooling, and electrical service are also available from the same office if you need them.

Lenexa homeowners also call us for sump pump installation and backup batteries (the lower levels along Little Mill Creek and Indian Creek are the first to flood in a spring storm), bathroom plumbing and kitchen plumbing during remodels, and annual plumbing inspections through the Lutz Loyalty Club.

The numbers below shape how we size water heaters, choose softeners, and diagnose drains in Lenexa and the rest of Johnson County.

• Climate zone: IECC Zone 4A (mixed-humid), with winter lows that regularly freeze exposed pipes in garages and crawl spaces and summer highs in the 90s.
• Households: 23,934 occupied homes and 25,308 housing units at the 2020 Census, 57% owner-occupied, in a city of 57,434 people.
• Housing stock: 1960s to 1980s ranches and split-levels east of I-35 around Old Town and Quivira Road; 1990s and newer two-story homes west of I-435 in neighborhoods like Falcon Ridge and Canyon Creek. Older homes often still have original cast iron drains and clay sewer laterals.
• Water utility: WaterOne (Johnson County Water District No. 1), drawing from the Kansas and Missouri Rivers. Total hardness averaged 144 ppm in the 2025 Water Quality Report, about 8.4 grains per gallon, which is moderately hard and the reason tank water heaters here build sediment and softeners are common.
• Gas and electric: Kansas Gas Service and Evergy. Most Lenexa water heaters and furnaces are natural gas.
• Permits: Water heater replacements and sewer line work require a plumbing permit through the City of Lenexa Community Development Department, pulled by a contractor licensed with Johnson County Contractor Licensing. We pull the permit and schedule the inspection.
• ZIP codes: 66215, 66219, 66220, and 66227.

Water heaters are the most common reason a Lenexa homeowner calls us, and WaterOne’s moderately hard water is usually the cause. Sediment settles on the tank floor, the burner has to work through it, and a tank that should last 10 to 12 years starts rumbling or leaking at year 8. We repair thermocouples, gas valves, elements, and relief valves on every major brand, carry the common parts on the truck, and tell you plainly when a repair is throwing money at a tank that is near the end.

When it is time to replace, we install 40- and 50-gallon gas and electric tanks, usually the same day, and tankless units for homes that want endless hot water and the floor space back. Both come with the Lenexa permit and inspection handled. Annual flushing through the Loyalty Club is the cheapest way to add years to either one.

A slow kitchen sink in a 1970s Lenexa ranch and a main line backup under a mature oak in Old Town are different problems, and we treat them differently. For sinks, tubs, and floor drains we cable the line and clear the clog on the first visit. For main sewer lines that keep backing up, we run a camera first, then hydro jet grease and roots out of the pipe instead of punching a hole through them.

Clay tile laterals in older Johnson County neighborhoods crack and let roots in; cast iron drains scale shut from the inside. When the camera shows a broken or collapsed line, our sewer repair and replacement crew can spot-repair or replace it, including trenchless options where the yard and the pipe allow. Buying a home in Lenexa? A pre-purchase sewer camera inspection is the cheapest insurance you can buy on an older house.

At roughly 8 grains per gallon, Lenexa water leaves spots on glassware, scale in showerheads, and a white crust on the water heater’s burner. A properly sized water softener fixes all three and extends the life of every appliance that touches hot water. We also install whole-home carbon filtration and reverse osmosis drinking water systems, and we test your water before recommending anything so you are not paying for treatment you do not need.

Lenexa’s warehouse and office corridors along I-35, College Boulevard, and the Lenexa City Center need plumbers who can work around business hours and pass a commercial inspection the first time. We handle backflow testing, commercial water heaters, grease and floor drain lines, and tenant build-outs for restaurants, property managers, schools, and light industrial buildings across Johnson County.

Do you serve all of Lenexa, or just the area near your office?

All of it. Our office at 7928 Quivira Road, Lenexa, KS 66215 is central, so Old Town, the 87th Street corridor, City Center, and the newer subdivisions west of K-7 are all within a short drive. We also cover Shawnee, Overland Park, Olathe, Mission, Merriam, and the rest of Johnson County, plus Kansas City on both sides of the state line.

How fast can a plumber get to my house in Lenexa?

Same-day service is normal for Lenexa addresses, and emergency calls are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week without an overtime charge. For a burst pipe or a sewer backup, call (913) 631-2667 rather than booking online so dispatch can route the nearest truck.

Why does my Lenexa water heater rumble, and is it dangerous?

Rumbling is sediment from WaterOne’s moderately hard water boiling under a layer on the tank floor. It is not dangerous, but it shortens the tank’s life and raises your gas bill. A flush fixes it if the tank is under 8 years old; past that, we will check the anode rod and give you an honest repair-or-replace answer.

Do I need a permit to replace a water heater in Lenexa?

Yes. The City of Lenexa requires a plumbing permit and an inspection for water heater replacement, and the work has to be done by a contractor licensed through Johnson County. Lutz pulls the permit and schedules the inspection as part of the job, so you do not have to.

My basement drain backs up every time it rains hard. What is going on?

In older Lenexa neighborhoods that usually means roots or a belly in a clay sewer lateral, or a sump pump that cannot keep up. We camera the line first so we are not guessing, then jet the line or upgrade the pump depending on what the camera shows.

Is a water softener worth it in Lenexa?

For most homes, yes. At about 8 grains per gallon, softened water pays for itself in water heater life, fewer scale problems in fixtures, and less detergent. We size the unit to your household and WaterOne’s actual hardness rather than a one-size estimate.

Can you replace a sewer line without digging up my whole yard?

Often. If the pipe still has its shape, trenchless lining or pipe bursting replaces it through one or two access pits. Collapsed sections still need to be dug. The camera inspection tells us which one you need before we quote it.

How do I know the price before you start?

Every job gets a written quote after the technician diagnoses the problem and before any work begins. If you are a Lutz Loyalty Club member, the 15% discount is applied on that quote, and financing is available for water heaters and sewer replacements.