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Services We Offer in Kensington
Emergency & Repairs
Leaks, breaks and the calls that cannot wait.
Drain Cleaning
Slow drains, backups and the ones that keep coming back.
Sewer & Trenchless
Main lines, camera work and trenchless repair.
Water Heaters
Tanks, tankless and the day there is no hot water.
Installation & Upgrades
New fixtures, new lines and whole-house upgrades.
Local systems
Kensington systems & permits
Every property in Kensington is on a private well — the town has no municipal water system at all, and the New Hampshire Department of Energy's utilities listing shows no water utility for the town. That puts water quality entirely in the homeowner's hands, because New Hampshire does not regulate or require testing of private well water. The regional data is not reassuring: a USGS survey of 232 private bedrock wells across Rockingham, Hillsborough and Strafford counties found 28% exceeded at least one health benchmark or guideline, with arsenic over the federal limit in 17% and manganese over the staining guideline in 27%. NHDES also notes New Hampshire bedrock is so fractured that two wells 50 feet apart can test very differently.
Sources: pubs.usgs.gov · des.nh.gov · semspub.epa.gov
A USGS assessment of 232 private bedrock wells in southeastern New Hampshire (Rockingham, Hillsborough and Strafford counties, 2012–2013) found that 28% contained trace metal concentrations exceeding one or more standards. Specifically: arsenic above the 10 µg/L MCL in 17.2% of samples; manganese above the 50 µg/L secondary standard in 26.7%; iron above the 300 µg/L secondary standard in 16.8%; lead above the 15 µg/L action level in 3.0%; uranium above the 30 µg/L MCL in 2.6%.
An earlier USGS study reported arsenic results by county: 14% of private bedrock well samples in Rockingham County exceeded 0.010 mg/L arsenic, compared with 21% in Hillsborough and Strafford counties.
NHDES states that naturally occurring contaminants are common in New Hampshire groundwater: about half of the state's bedrock wells have radon at levels of concern and an estimated 30% have arsenic above the 5 ppb limit enforceable in public water systems. Iron and manganese are 'quite common at levels that taste bad or cause staining of laundry or fixtures.' Residential well water is not regulated.
NHDES recommends testing private wells at least annually for acute contaminants such as bacteria and nitrates, and every three years for chronic contaminants including arsenic, radon, uranium, lead and copper. Because New Hampshire bedrock is highly fractured, 'wells within short distances (~50 feet) can present very different water quality.'
Why Kensington Chooses Spencer
Straightforward plumbing work from a local team — clear pricing, licensed technicians, and appointments that actually happen when we say they will.
Licensed & Insured in New Hampshire
Every plumbing technician we send to Kensington is fully licensed, insured and background-checked.
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You approve the price before any work begins. No hidden fees, no surprise charges, no overtime rates.
Same-Day Service
Same-day appointments across Kensington and the surrounding North Shore communities.
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Plumbing service in Kensington, and 66 nearby towns
We cover 67 towns across the North Shore, Greater Boston and southern New Hampshire.
67Towns covered
Essex County
- Amesbury
- Andover
- Ballardvale
- Beverly
- Boxford
- Danvers
- Essex
- Georgetown
- Gloucester
- Groveland
- Hamilton
- Haverhill
- Ipswich
- Lynn
- Lynnfield
- Manchester by the Sea
- Marblehead
- Merrimac
- Middleton
- Nahant
- Newbury
- Newburyport
- North Andover
- Peabody
- Plum Island
- Rockport
- Rowley
- Salem
- Salisbury
- Saugus
- South Hamilton
- Swampscott
- Topsfield
- Wenham
- West Newbury
Middlesex County
Rockingham County, NH
Norfolk County
- Brookline
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