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Services We Offer in Swampscott
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
Swampscott systems & permits
Swampscott buys all of its water from the MWRA through two master meters, then pushes it through a distribution system the Town itself describes as aged: seventy percent of the pipe is over fifty years old, and roughly sixty percent is unlined cast iron. The Town's own water report spells out the consequence at the tap — tuberculation builds up inside unlined pipe, restricting flow for firefighting and turning water yellow or red. Behind the meter the picture is just as old: more than half of Swampscott's houses were built in 1939 or earlier. The Town has been cleaning and cement-lining mains street by street for two decades using MWRA zero-interest loans, but the house side is the homeowner's problem.
Sources: mwra.com
Seventy percent of the pipes in Swampscott's water distribution system are over fifty years old, with approximately sixty percent unlined cast iron pipe. Unlined pipe allows tuberculation (rust) to accumulate on the inside surfaces, which can affect the pipe's ability to carry flows for firefighting and can affect the appearance of the water — yellow or red discoloration.
Swampscott's distribution system is approximately 57 miles of water main ranging from 6 to 16 inches, with 473 hydrants and roughly 1,400 gate valves, fed by two MWRA master meters (PWS ID 3291000).
A 2022 town-wide leak detection survey located seven leaks representing an estimated loss of approximately 204,480 gallons per day, or 74.6 million gallons per year if left unrepaired.
MWRA water contains no lead; Swampscott's 90th percentile lead result in annual tap testing of twenty homes was 6.30 ppb, well below the 15 ppb action level, and the Town attributes any lead present to home plumbing such as lead solder or older brass fixtures.
Why Swampscott Chooses Spencer
Straightforward plumbing work from a local team — clear pricing, licensed technicians, and appointments that actually happen when we say they will.
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Same-day appointments across Swampscott and the surrounding North Shore communities.
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Plumbing service in Swampscott, and 66 nearby towns
We cover 67 towns across the North Shore, Greater Boston and southern New Hampshire.
67Towns covered
Essex County
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- Haverhill
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- Rowley
- Salem
- Salisbury
- Saugus
- South Hamilton
- Swampscott
- Topsfield
- Wenham
- West Newbury
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