Residential Tips

In this section, you will find information relating to:

Household Leak Detection

Household leak detection for customers with inside meters, how to detect a toilet leak instructional video and other leak information in and around your home.
Conservation Tips

Conservation tips on saving water in the bathroom, kitchen, laundry, outside and links to the water usage chart.
Can the Grease

Can the grease public service announcements and instructional videos of what can happen when you do not can the grease. Brochures, presentations for public outreach available on this page.
Inspections

Inspection support including homeowner information, procedures for scheduling long and short form inspections, emergency inspections,and regulations on plumbing work by homeowners
WSSC Water Is #WinterReady

A guide to winterizing your home, including an instructional video on how to prepare for winter, interactive breaks and leaks graph showing the relationship between water temperature and water main breaks.
Locating and Operating Your Main Water Shut-Off Valve

Knowing how and where to shut off your home’s main water supply is as important as knowing how and where to turn-off or reset an electric breaker or replace a fuse.
How to Identify WSSC Water Employees

WSSC Water encourages you to play it safe and know how to identify a WSSC Water employee
Keep The Wipes Out of The Pipes!

Your toilet is not a garbage can. Use the trash can for trash; use the toilet for only the three Ps. What are they? Pee, poop and paper!
HomeServe
Finding and Verifying a Plumber/Gasfitter