If your home still has a galvanized, undersized, or repeatedly-repaired water service, replacement is usually the right call. We pull permits, coordinate with the town, and install a properly sized 1" copper or PE service that will outlast you.
What's included
- 1" copper Type-K or HDPE service lines
- Town permits and inspections coordinated
- Interior meter and shutoff upgrades
- Directional boring available to spare landscaping
- Written warranty on the new service
Our process
Plan & permit
We spec the size, submit the permit, and coordinate the town's on-site visit.
Install
Excavation or directional bore, new line, new curb stop, new interior shutoff and meter setter.
Inspect & restore
Town inspection, backfill, pressure test, and restoration of the disturbed area.
Why Connecticut homeowners choose Drain Wizard for water service replacement
Water Service Replacement in an older Connecticut home rarely fits a one-size-fits-all repair. Greater New Haven's housing stock spans century-old cast iron and galvanized systems, mid-century copper and clay laterals, 1970s Orangeburg, and modern PEX & PVC — each behaves differently and each has a right way to service it. Drain Wizard is a family-owned, Connecticut P1-licensed plumbing contractor based in Hamden, and water service replacement is core to what our experienced plumbing professionals do every week across Hamden, North Haven, Wallingford, Cheshire, Branford, Guilford, Madison, Milford, Meriden, New Haven and the rest of the region.
Every water service replacement call starts with a real diagnosis — not a guess — and a detailed written estimate you approve before any work begins. We show up when we say we will, protect your home with drop cloths and shoe covers, and stand behind the workmanship with the Drain Wizard Guarantee. If a permit or inspection is required, we pull it and see it through.
Recent job in our service area
A real water service replacement call we handled
A Connecticut homeowner called after years of low water pressure and discolored water. We found a galvanized service line that was heavily corroded inside and only delivering a fraction of its original flow. We pulled the permit, coordinated with the town, and installed a new 1" copper service from the curb stop to the interior meter. Pressure and clarity returned immediately — and the job was signed off by the town inspector the same day.
See our water service replacement work in action
Watch a real water service line replacement in Connecticut — POV with the Drain Wizard jingle.
Signs you may need water service replacement
Call sooner rather than later — most water service replacement problems get more expensive the longer they sit. Watch for these warning signs and give us a call at (203) 823-8992 for a same-day diagnostic:
- 1" copper Type-K or HDPE service lines
- Town permits and inspections coordinated
- Interior meter and shutoff upgrades
- Directional boring available to spare landscaping
- Written warranty on the new service