Plumbers in Glenn Dale, MD

Between Bowie and Lanham

Glenn Dale is a census-designated place bordered by Bowie to the east, Fairwood and Mitchellville to the south, and Lanham and Seabrook to the west. It is about 12 miles from downtown Washington in a straight line. Annapolis Road (MD 450), Lanham-Severn Road (MD 564), Greenbelt Road (MD 193), Good Luck Road, Glenn Dale Boulevard and High Bridge Road carry local traffic, and the historic Glenn Dale Hospital, a former tuberculosis sanatorium, is its best-known landmark.

Newer than most of the county

The median Glenn Dale home was built around 1991, younger than much of the inner county. That shifts the typical repair list toward water heaters at the end of their first or second life, plastic supply fittings and valves, sump pumps in finished basements, and fixture replacements, rather than whole-house galvanized repipes. Any home can still have a buried water or sewer line that leaks, settles or catches roots.

Water and sewer

Glenn Dale lies in WSSC Water's Prince George's County service area, and WSSC supplies most homes here; if you are not sure your address is on public water and sewer, your bill will say. WSSC draws from the Patuxent River, through the Triadelphia and T. Howard Duckett reservoirs, and from the Potomac River, and uses residual chlorine as its disinfectant. Its report does not state hardness. The 24-hour Emergency Service Center is 301-206-4002; customer service is 301-206-4001.

WSSC is responsible for the water service line from the main to the property line. From the property line into the house, the line and any leak on it belong to the owner. WSSC publishes an interactive service line inventory map, asks customers to help verify their pipe material, and says it removed all known lead pipes from its distribution system.

Irrigation and sprinkler backflow

If your home has in-ground irrigation or a residential fire sprinkler system, backflow rules apply. Under the WSSC Plumbing and Fuel Gas Code, every testable backflow assembly, such as those on irrigation and some fire sprinkler systems, must be tested every year and after installation, repair or relocation by a WSSC-certified cross-connection technician. Homeowners may only rebuild or replace non-testable devices.

Permits

Most plumbing and gas work in Prince George's County must be done by a plumber or gasfitter holding a WSSC Water license, with permits and inspections through WSSC (Permit Services 301-206-4003). Building permits and inspections come from Prince George's County DPIE at 9400 Peppercorn Place in Largo (301-636-2000).

Gas safety

Washington Gas serves Prince George's County and says some areas are served by BGE, so the company on your bill is the one to call. If you smell gas, leave the house first, then call 911 and your gas utility from outside. Some homes here are all-electric.

Compared with the District

In Washington, DC Water and the DC Department of Buildings handle these jobs. In Glenn Dale, WSSC covers water, sewer and plumbing permits. Call with your street and a short description, and you will be connected with an independent plumber who sets the price and timing with you.