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Averages 30 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Sundays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (70%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
30 15%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
3 10%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
7 9%
Activity Rank #4,649 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#4,649 897
Top 10%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
15%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
50%

r/askplumbing Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0204060051015Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (45 chars)
Peak Day Monday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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87%
10–99
11%
100–999
3%
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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 22%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 3
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 304

r/askplumbing Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 1 PM
Mon 1 PM
Tue 12 PM
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Thu 10 AM
Fri 11 AM
Sat 4 PM

r/askplumbing Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Drain, Waste, and Vent Question78 (34.5%)2
Water Question50 (22.1%)2
Toilet Question 25 (11.1%)18
Fixture Question17 (7.5%)2
Sink Question17 (7.5%)1
Shower Question12 (5.3%)16
Faucet Question12 (5.3%)5
Bathtub Question9 (4.0%)3
Gas Question6 (2.7%)15

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

69%image posts

r/askplumbing Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
water
131 (14.3%)
39
drain
111 (12.2%)
14
sink
72 (7.9%)
25
shower
68 (7.5%)
38
pipe
68 (7.5%)
36
toilet
67 (7.3%)
27
help
65 (7.1%)
25
plumbing
45 (4.9%)
63
line
44 (4.8%)
25
valve
43 (4.7%)
28

r/askplumbing Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/askplumbing Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/askplumbing Audience Overlap

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r/askplumbing FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/askplumbing?

Based on posting volume, r/askplumbing is most active on Sundays around 1 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/askplumbing?

r/askplumbing averages 30 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/askplumbing get?

Posts on r/askplumbing average about 3 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/askplumbing get most?

On r/askplumbing, most posts are image posts (70%)