Middlesex County Plumbing Specialists
Plumbing Services in Reading, MA
Spencer provides plumbing repair and installation for homeowners in Reading and across Middlesex County.
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- Licensed & insured · MA #11868 · #4610PLC
- 4.9 Google rating
- Family-owned in Peabody since 1982
- Same-day service available. Ask when you call.
“Excellent service from technician Anthony. What I like about Spencer services is that they come when they say they will and the work is very dependable.”
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Serving Reading
Services We Offer in Reading
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.
Why homeowners choose Spencer
Family-owned, locally operated
A Peabody family business since 1982.
Phones answered live 24/7
Office Mon-Fri 7am-4pm.
Options and pricing first
You receive options and pricing before work begins, and you choose which work to approve.
Lifetime workmanship warranty
For the typical lifespan of the installation. Terms apply.
- Licensed & insuredMA #11868 · #4610PLC
- One local teamPlumbers, HVAC technicians and electricians
- Free replacement estimatesFor installations and replacements
Reading plumbing systems
The Town of Reading has been fully supplied by MWRA since 2007; its previous sources — nine wells in the Ipswich River basin treated at the Louanis Water Treatment Plant — periodically could not meet disinfection-byproduct standards and were threatened by industrial contaminant releases within their Zone I and Zone II wellhead protection areas. The Louanis plant was closed in the fall of 2006.
MWRA water is soft, about 15-20 mg/L hardness (roughly 1 grain per gallon), versus a 75 mg/L threshold for hard water; MWRA targets a distribution pH of 9.3 and alkalinity of 40 mg/L using sodium carbonate and carbon dioxide to reduce leaching of lead and copper from service lines and home plumbing.
Reading's water service inventory found approximately 5% of Town-owned services and 11% of private services are lead, galvanized iron, or unknown material. In November 2024 the Town notified affected residents; in May 2025 Annual Town Meeting approved $1.5 million for Phase 2 of the Lead Service Removal Program, targeting roughly 100 service lines, funded with a no-interest MWRA loan and free to the homeowner.
Reading's water main projects replace existing 6-inch and 8-inch cast iron with cement-lined ductile iron Class 52, wrap all new main in polyethylene, and require contractors to "replace all iron water services with copper to 1' beyond property line." A downtown contract covered approximately 8,600 linear feet of water main replacement, cleaning and lining, and abandonment, plus replacement of non-copper water services.
Common questions
Plumbing FAQs in Reading
How quickly can a plumber get to Reading?
Same-day plumbing service is available throughout Reading and the surrounding communities.
What plumbing services do you offer in Reading?
We cover routine repairs, diagnostics, replacements and emergency work across residential plumbing in Reading. If you are not sure whether we handle something, call and ask — we will tell you honestly.
Do you offer free estimates in Reading?
Estimates for installations and replacements are free.
Are your plumbers licensed and insured?
Yes. Spencer Home Services is licensed and insured: License #11868 · #4610PLC. We are a family-owned local business serving Reading and nearby towns.
What areas near Reading do you serve?
In addition to Reading we serve North Reading, Wakefield, Stoneham, Lynnfield, Wilmington, plus 60+ other communities across the Merrimack Valley and nearby towns.
How much does plumbing work cost in Reading?
You receive options and pricing before work begins, and you choose which work to approve.
Plumbing service in Reading and nearby towns
We serve Middlesex County, the Merrimack Valley and nearby towns.
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