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Plumbing advice, written for houses around here
Frozen pipes, sewer laterals, well water and service line letters, written for houses in Lebanon County.
The big one
Do I Have Lead Pipes? A Lebanon County Homeowner's Guide to Service Lines
Water authorities across Lebanon County have been writing to customers about service line material. This guide explains what the letter means, how to check your own pipe in about five minutes, and what your options are if it turns out to be lead.
Updated October 6, 2026
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Seasonal
How to Stop Your Pipes Freezing in a Lebanon County Winter
Freeze damage is predictable. It happens in the same handful of places every winter, and most of it is preventable in an afternoon.
September 10, 2026 · 7 min read
Water quality
What Your Water Authority Letter Actually Means
The letters are standardized, which makes them alarming and vague at the same time. Most of them do not say lead was found.
September 10, 2026 · 7 min read
More articles
Leaks and ground conditions
Can a Leaking Pipe Open a Sinkhole?
About a third of Lebanon County sits on limestone. The geology is nobody's fault, but the leaking pipe that feeds it is the half you can find and fix.
October 5, 2026 · 6 min read
Buying and selling
Scope the Sewer Before You Buy That Older House
The sewer lateral is the biggest repair in a house that a home inspection does not cover. On older property it is worth putting a camera down it before you close, not after.
October 5, 2026 · 6 min read
Service lines
Someone Knocked to Check Your Water Line
Thousands of service lines in this area are still unidentified, so someone may knock and ask to look at the pipe in your basement. Here is what that is, and how to check it is genuine.
October 5, 2026 · 5 min read
Before you dig
What Pennsylvania 811 Requires Before You Dig
Most people think calling 811 is something contractors do. The law says otherwise, and the buried line you hit is your problem either way.
September 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Permits and inspections
Which Permit a Sewer Lateral Needs Here
People assume the county issues these. It does not. The rules are set where you live, and the inspection usually has to happen before backfill.
September 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Wells and water treatment
Your Well Water Is Probably Corrosive, Not Hard
Pinhole leaks, blue-green staining and a metallic taste are not hardness. They are the water eating your plumbing, and a softener will not fix it.
September 10, 2026 · 7 min read
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