If a pipe bursts in your Bailey home, close the main valve, shut off a well pump if you have one and keep away from wet outlets. A plumber can repair the broken line and check for more damage. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Bailey.
Bailey is a small mountain community in Park County, one of the larger settlements in the Platte Canyon area along US 285. Bailey Water and Sanitation District provides water and sewer to members of its district and runs its own sewer plant. Homes outside the district aren't served by it and get water another way, such as a private well. Either way, mountain cold is the main reason pipes split here.
What to do now
- Close the main valve where water enters the house.
- If you're on a well, switch off the pump's breaker and close the valve past the pressure tank.
- Turn off power to any wet outlets or appliances.
- Open the lowest faucet to drain the lines.
- Turn off an electric water heater or set a gas unit to pilot.
- If you smell gas, leave and call 911, then Colorado Natural Gas at 1-800-883-3181, from outside. Propane homes should call 911 and their propane supplier.
- District members with a leak near the street can call Bailey Water and Sanitation District at (719) 581-2080.
Signs and what they mean
| Symptom | Likely cause |
|---|---|
| Water pouring from a crawl space or under the floor | Supply line under the house froze and split |
| Well pump cycling on and off with taps closed | A leak somewhere past the pressure tank |
| No water after a frigid night | Frozen line, or a frozen well line or pressure switch |
| Ice building on an outside wall | A leak inside that wall |
| Wet ground near where the line enters | Service line or well line leak |
Cost factors
- Access in tight crawl spaces or finished rooms
- Pipe material and fittings needed
- How many places froze
- Well equipment that also needs repair
- Digging in rocky mountain ground for a buried line
- Travel and timing: Bailey is about 35 miles from Denver, and nights and weekends cost more
Bailey is unincorporated, and Park County's Building Department in Fairplay handles building permits and inspections county-wide except in Fairplay and Alma (719-836-4255). Ask the plumber whether your repair needs a permit and who issues it. Once the line is fixed, it's worth insulating crawl-space pipe and adding heat to any pump house or tank closet; in a mountain town like Bailey, the same weak spot tends to freeze again on the next long subzero night if nothing changes.
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