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Plumbing in Silver Spring, MD

Plumber in Silver Spring, MD

All Purpose Plumbers repairs cast iron, galvanized and newer plumbing all over Silver Spring and replaces water heaters there too. A trickle from the upstairs tub in an older house is usually narrowed galvanized pipe. Call or send the form for a free look and a written price.

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Silver Spring has two kinds of plumbing

Inside the Beltway, Silver Spring is old housing on old pipe. Outside it, the houses get newer and the problems change.

Inside the Beltway we check the pipe before the fixture. Outside it, the opposite. Either way the finding is in writing before work starts.

Worth knowing here

The galvanized ring

Around downtown Silver Spring there is a band of pre-war and post-war neighborhoods where the original galvanized supply pipe is still in the walls. We call it the galvanized ring.

Woodside, Woodside Park, Indian Spring, Franklin Knolls and Long Branch filled in along Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road from the 1920s through the 1950s, when galvanized steel was the standard supply pipe. It rusts closed from the inside, so the first sign is a shower that never gets real pressure.

Why people in Silver Spring call us

One weak fixture in an older house

A tub upstairs that trickles while the kitchen runs fine points to a narrowed galvanized run. The faucet is usually fine. We open the smallest section that tells us for sure.

Basement backups in brick colonials

The brick houses in Woodside and Four Corners send everything to a basement floor drain and an old cast iron main. When that main scales up, the floor drain is where you see it.

Apartments and condos downtown

The high rises and mid rises around the Silver Spring Transit Center and Ellsworth Drive share risers and shutoffs. Repairs there get planned with the building engineer.

Garden apartments in Long Branch

Long Branch and the blocks off Piney Branch Road have rows of older garden apartments. Owners call us for toilets, water heaters and drain lines unit by unit.

Newer houses outside the Beltway

Colesville, White Oak and the subdivisions off New Hampshire Avenue are younger. The calls there are water heaters reaching the end of their life and fixtures that need replacing. The pipe is usually fine.

Construction along the Purple Line

The Purple Line light rail runs through downtown Silver Spring and Long Branch. If your service line or lateral sits near that work and your water or drains change, we check your side of the line.

Silver Spring plumbing work

From our shop to Silver Spring

Silver Spring is one of the longer trips for a Southern Maryland shop, close to 24 miles on the ruler. Measured from the Capitol, though, it is under 8 miles, nowhere near the edge of our coverage.

We drive up MD 210 to the Capital Beltway, I-495, and come off at Georgia Avenue, MD 97, or Colesville Road, US 29.

The Silver Spring Metro station and the AFI Silver Theatre mark downtown on the map. Sligo Creek Park runs along the east side, and Holy Cross Hospital sits up Forest Glen Road.

Map of Silver Spring, Maryland and the route from All Purpose Plumbers in Bryans Road, MDSilver Spring is shaded, with the Silver Spring Metro station, the AFI Silver Theatre, Sligo Creek Park and Holy Cross Hospital marked. A dashed line runs about 24 miles south to the shop in Bryans Road, Maryland. The route follows MD 210 north to I-495 and the Capital Beltway, then exits at Georgia Avenue (MD 97) or Colesville Road (US 29).Potomac RiverAnacostia RiverPatuxent RiverOccoquan RiverMD 210I-495 BeltwayMD 97US 29about 24 milesSilver SpringAll Purpose PlumbersBryans Road, MD5 milesN
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Plumbing questions from Silver Spring

Why is the pressure weak at one tap in my Silver Spring house?

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In the older inner neighborhoods the pipe is usually to blame and the tap is fine. Galvanized supply closes up from the inside. Swapping valves will not bring the pressure back. Replacing that run will.

Is Takoma Park the same as Silver Spring for plumbing permits?

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No. Silver Spring is unincorporated, so permits go through Montgomery County and plumbing licensing through WSSC Water. Takoma Park and Kensington are incorporated towns with their own rules. The boundary matters more than the mailing address.

How do I tell if my house still has galvanized pipe?

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Look where the water line enters the basement and at the pipes above the water heater. Galvanized is dull grey steel with threaded joints. Copper is orange or brown. A magnet sticks to galvanized and not to copper.

Do you work in the high rises near the Transit Center?

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Yes. We work inside the unit and coordinate the water shutdown with your building. Call the management office first so the shutdown can be booked.

Do you work in Wheaton and White Oak?

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Yes. Both are inside our service area. Their houses are mostly postwar or newer, so the jobs lean toward water heaters, fixtures and drains. Old pipe is less of an issue there.

Who replaces water heaters near Silver Spring?

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We do. All Purpose Plumbers replaces gas and electric tank heaters and tankless units in Silver Spring, Wheaton, Takoma Park and the streets around them, in basements, closets and condo utility rooms. Send a photo of the label and tell us where the heater sits. We look before we quote, and the written price covers the heater, the code items, the permit and hauling the old tank away.

Who do I call for an urgent plumbing problem in Montgomery County, MD?

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We don't run a night or on-call service, in Montgomery County or anywhere else. We work 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM every day, and a burst pipe, a sewage backup or a heater that has quit gets a visit inside 48 hours, before routine jobs. If water is pouring, close the main shutoff and open the lowest tap. If the trouble is in the street, at the meter or on the public sewer, call WSSC Water, which runs the public water and sewer system across most of the county.

How do I find a plumber in Silver Spring or Hyattsville I can trust?

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Start with the license. Silver Spring is in Montgomery County and Hyattsville is in Prince George's, and in both most plumbing and all gas work has to be done by a WSSC Water licensee, so ask for that number. Ask for a certificate of insurance and for the price in writing before anyone starts. Then read reviews that describe jobs like yours. We work in both towns and hand over the insurance certificate and the written price before work begins.

Who can replace a failed water heater today in Silver Spring?

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We can't promise today. A Silver Spring home whose heater has quit gets a slot inside 48 hours, before routine work, and calls are answered 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM every day. Until the plumber arrives, cut the power or turn the gas to off, and close the cold valve if the tank is leaking. Send the label photo when you call. It lets us check the size and the fuel before the visit.

Who does repiping near me in Silver Spring?

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We do, mostly in the galvanized ring around downtown, where houses in Woodside, Indian Spring and Long Branch still carry their original supply pipe. We check the pressure and the main valve first, then price the worst run and the whole house side by side. The work runs under WSSC Water's plumbing rules, and the permit is on the estimate.

Areas served around Silver Spring

Downtown Silver SpringEast Silver SpringWoodsideWoodside ParkFour CornersForest GlenLong BranchFranklin KnollsWoodmoorIndian Spring

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We take insurance jobs. Financing may also be available for qualifying projects. Ask when you call.

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