Plumbing service in Connecticut
Call NowConnecticut homes include some of the country's oldest housing, with basements, boilers, private wells in many towns and winters that regularly freeze pipes along exterior walls.
Connecticut weather and your plumbing
Connecticut has cold, snowy winters and humid summers, with nor'easters and occasional tropical storms along the coast. Prolonged cold snaps are the main plumbing hazard, and coastal towns also see storm flooding.
Season by season in Connecticut
- Winter
- Pipes in exterior walls, unheated porches and garages freeze, and boiler or water heater failures leave homes without heat or hot water.
- Storm season
- Nor'easters knock out power along the shoreline towns, and finished basements flood when the sump pump stops.
Problems the Connecticut climate causes
Basement flooding
Cause: Heavy rain and snowmelt.
Result: Sump pumps fail or lose power and basements take on water.
Do: Test the sump pump each fall and consider a battery backup.
Well pump and pressure tank failures
Cause: Power outages during storms.
Result: Homes on wells lose water when the pump stops.
Do: Know where your pressure switch and tank are, and have a plumber check a pump that short-cycles.
Housing in Connecticut
Connecticut's housing stock is old by national standards, with many homes built before 1960 that have cast-iron drains, galvanized or early copper supply lines and full basements. In much of Litchfield, Tolland and Windham counties, a house is as likely to have its own well and septic tank as a town connection.
Where calls are covered in Connecticut
- Covered ZIP codes
- 285
- Cities and towns with coverage
- 239
Most covered ZIP codes
- Hartford · 6 ZIPs
- New Haven · 6 ZIPs
- Waterbury · 6 ZIPs
- Stamford · 6 ZIPs
- Bridgeport · 5 ZIPs
- Norwalk · 5 ZIPs
- West Hartford · 4 ZIPs
- New Britain · 3 ZIPs
Check whether your exact Connecticut ZIP code is covered (coverage changes over time)
Connecticut questions
Why does my Connecticut basement drain smell in summer?
A floor drain trap that has dried out lets sewer gas in. Pour water into it, and ask a plumber about a trap primer if it keeps happening.
Can I hire an out-of-state plumber in Connecticut?
Only if they hold a Connecticut license. The state does not recognize other states' plumbing licenses by reciprocity.
How do I check a plumber's license in Connecticut?
Connecticut licenses plumbers through the Department of Consumer Protection's Occupational and Professional Licensing Division. The P-1 unlimited contractor license covers all plumbing and piping work, and P-2 is the journeyperson license. Connecticut does not accept other states' plumbing licenses by reciprocity.