Arlington, WA Plumber
Licensed plumbers for Arlington homes, kitchens and commercial buildings, from Old Town at the forks of the Stillaguamish to Smokey Point and the airport, about half an hour up I-5 from our Mukilteo shop
Plumbing emergency in Arlington? Call 425-374-3909 and we will tell you straight away how soon a truck can get there.
50+ years experience · WA License #STOLLPL780CJ · Insured above state mandates
Your Arlington Plumber
Arlington grew up where the North and South Forks of the Stillaguamish River meet, and the city's own plan describes it in three parts: Old Town, with its early and mid-1900s houses and commercial buildings around a main street; the Arlington Municipal Airport and the Cascade Industrial Center around it; and Smokey Point, the corridor along the city's western edge. Beyond those sit neighborhoods such as West Bluff, Arlington Terrace, Island Crossing by I-5 and the Gleneagle area east of town. We serve all of it from our shop in Old Town Mukilteo, and every person we send is a licensed plumber on our own crew. Because we are licensed and insured for commercial work, we take on Arlington's kitchens, restrooms and shop buildings as readily as its houses. Two things are worth knowing before you call. Most of the city's water is drawn from the Stillaguamish through the riverbank, and it is harder than the Spada Lake water south of here. And plumbing permits come from the City itself, from its Community and Economic Development office by the airport.
Services we provide in Arlington: commercial plumbing, garbage disposals, toilet repair, water heaters, water pressure and PRVs, water leak repair, drain cleaning and emergency plumbing.
Services Offered in Arlington
Commercial Plumbing
Kitchen sinks and disposers, restroom fixtures, water heaters and drains for Arlington's community buildings, shops and the businesses around the airport, planned around the hours they are open.
Garbage Disposals
Residential disposers and heavy commercial units alike, with the mounting, the drain and the electrical connection checked under load before we leave.
Toilet Repair
Rebuilds, resets and replacements, with the tank dye-tested and every joint checked, in homes and in busy commercial restrooms.
Water Heater Services
Tank and tankless heaters repaired, replaced and descaled, with the expansion tank and the pressure checked at the same time.
Water Pressure and PRVs
A pressure reading on most calls, and a pressure-reducing valve installed or replaced when the reading says the house needs one.
Real Work in Arlington
A Community Kitchen's Disposer, January to April 2026
In January 2026 Connor and Logan answered a call from a community center's kitchen in Smokey Point, where the commercial disposer under the dish sink had stopped working. It was a Salvajor Model 100, and the center needed approval before replacing it, so they quoted the same model like for like. In April Willie and Logan came back to swap it. When the old disposer came off, the rusted collar that mounted it to the sink crumbled, leaving nothing to hang a new unit from. Rather than leave the kitchen without its sink, they fitted a standard basket strainer so the staff could keep using it, and ordered a replacement collar. Three days later they were back with it. They installed the new collar, mounted the new disposer and its new control panel, then ran water through the sink with the disposer running, several times over, to be sure nothing leaked.
A Running Toilet Near the Airport, May 2026
In May 2026 Willie and Logan went to a commercial building near the Arlington Municipal Airport about a toilet that would not stop running. They replaced the fill valve and the supply line, and the old Mansfield flush-valve seal came apart as they removed it, so a new seal went into the flush tower too. Then they flushed the toilet several times to set the water level, left dye in the tank for five minutes with no color reaching the bowl, and checked every joint for leaks.
Common Plumbing Issues in Arlington Homes and Buildings
Water Drawn From the River, Harder Than Spada
In 2024 the City's Haller wellfield supplied about 79 percent of Arlington's water, drawing Stillaguamish water through the riverbank and treating it at the City's plant. Water bought from the Snohomish County PUD, which comes from Everett's Spada Reservoir, supplied 14 percent, and the Airport wellfield's deep aquifer the other 7. The City's testing put Haller water at 28 to 44 milligrams per liter of hardness and Airport water at 74 to 95, both well above the Spada Lake water of Everett and Mukilteo. Harder water leaves scale faster, so a tankless water heater here benefits from a regular descale.
Old Town: Older Houses by the River
Old Town, the original city around its main street near the river, holds Arlington's oldest houses and commercial buildings. Plumbing in buildings that age is usually a mix of eras behind the walls, so we look at what is actually there before we quote a repair, and we tell you when an old line or valve is nearing the end of its life.
Smokey Point and the Industrial Center: Kitchens, Restrooms and Shops
The Smokey Point corridor and the Cascade Industrial Center, which the regional council designated in 2019 and which puts 43 percent of its 4,019 acres inside Arlington, are home to much of the city's commercial plumbing: community and restaurant kitchens, shop restrooms and the buildings around the airport. That is work our commercial licensing and insurance let us take on, as the community kitchen and the restroom near the airport show.
Permits, Pressure and Hose Bibs
The City's residential plumbing application says no permit is needed to stop a leak or clear a stoppage unless piping is repaired, altered or replaced. It also requires an atmospheric vacuum breaker on every hose bib and a pressure-reducing valve on any supply at 80 psi or more. We check the pressure on our calls and pull the permit when the work needs one.
Sewer: The City's Reclamation Plant
Inside the City's sewer service area, wastewater runs to its Water Reclamation Facility, a membrane bioreactor plant whose treated water goes to the Stillaguamish or to the City's constructed wetland. Houses outside that area are on septic, so before we work on a main drain we confirm which kind of system the line runs to.
The Stollwerck Difference
Licensed Plumbers, Not Contractors
Everyone we send to Arlington holds a plumbing license and works for us, so the crew that diagnoses the problem is the crew that fixes it.
Insured Above State Mandates
We carry more coverage than Washington requires, which lets us work in community buildings and businesses as well as homes.
A One-Year Guarantee
Every repair and installation is guaranteed for a full year, in Arlington the same as in Mukilteo.
Arlington Plumbing FAQs
Is Arlington's tap water hard or soft?
Soft to moderately hard, depending on the source. In the City's 2024 testing, water from the Haller wellfield, which supplies most of the city, measured 28 to 44 milligrams per liter of hardness, and the Airport wellfield 74 to 95. Both are harder than the Spada Lake water Everett drinks, which Arlington also buys through the PUD.
Do I need a permit from the City of Arlington to fix a leak?
Not to stop a leak or clear a stoppage. The City's residential plumbing application says no permit is required for that unless piping is repaired, altered or replaced. Replacing pipe, a water heater or a fixture is permitted work through Community and Economic Development, and we pull that permit when a job calls for it.
Does my Arlington house need a pressure-reducing valve?
Only if the pressure is high. The City's plumbing rules require a pressure-reducing valve on any water supply at 80 psi or more. We check the pressure on most calls, and if your house reads 80 or above we explain the valve and what high pressure does to fixtures and water heaters before recommending anything.
Our commercial kitchen's disposer has died. Can you keep the sink in use until the new one is in?
Usually, yes. When a Smokey Point community kitchen's disposer collar crumbled during a replacement in April 2026, Logan and Willie fitted a standard basket strainer so the sink could keep working, then came back three days later with a special-order collar and installed the new Salvajor and its control panel.
Will a plumber from Mukilteo really come up to Arlington?
Yes. Our shop is in Old Town Mukilteo, about half an hour south of Arlington by I-5 in ordinary traffic. We group north-county calls onto the same days where we can and tell you up front how soon a truck can reach you. A genuine emergency goes on the next available truck rather than waiting for a scheduled day.
Nearby Service Areas
We also serve homeowners and businesses in:
- Marysville, just south, sharing Smokey Point and the industrial center
- Lake Stevens, to the southeast
- Snohomish, farther south
- Everett, our second home market
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Ready to Schedule Service in Arlington
Plumbing emergency? Call now and we will tell you the soonest a truck can be there.
Routine service? Request a quote online and we will fit you into our next north-county day.
Stollwerck Plumbing & Sewer · Mukilteo, WA · WA License #STOLLPL780CJ · 425-374-3909