Byers has an older housing stock than most of the eastern I-70 corridor, with about 45% of homes built before 1980, so aging copper or galvanized supply pipe is a real possibility. The research for this site could not confirm who supplies water in Byers, so check your bill first. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Byers.
About Byers
Byers is a farming and ranching town about 40 miles east of Denver on I-70, originally called Bijou and renamed for Rocky Mountain News founder William N. Byers when it was platted in 1889. Census survey data puts its median home at 1983, with about 44.7% built before 1980. That older group is where original supply pipe has had the most time to corrode or narrow.
No official page naming a water provider for Byers was found, so providers may vary by address. Look at your water bill for the provider's name, or ask Arapahoe County. If your home is on a private well, the new lines would begin at the pressure tank rather than a meter. The provider, if you have one, sets where its responsibility for the service line ends, so the plumber should confirm before any yard work.
What to do now
- Close the valve at the leaking fixture or the main.
- Find your water source on your bill, or locate the well pressure tank.
- List each leak with its location and date.
- Identify the pipe at the water heater and in the crawl space.
- Keep the house heated during cold snaps to protect older lines.
Symptoms and likely causes
| Symptom | Likely cause |
|---|---|
| Leaks in several rooms | Original pipe failing throughout |
| Weak flow at every tap | Galvanized steel narrowed by rust |
| Rusty water at the first draw | Corroding steel pipe or fittings |
| Pinholes in copper | Internal corrosion with age |
| Low pressure in a well home | Pump, switch or tank before pipe |
Cost factors
- House size and number of fixtures
- Crawl space or basement access
- PEX or copper
- Well equipment to reconnect, where present
- Patching after access openings
Byers is unincorporated Arapahoe County, so plumbing permits go through the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Building Division in Centennial, which also registers building contractors. The plumber normally files the permit. Because Byers sits about 40 miles from downtown Denver, ask how many visits the job will take and plan shutoffs around them. In an older Byers home, expect the plumber to look closely at where the supply line enters the house and at the water heater connections, since those spots usually reveal the material and condition of the whole system. If several different pipe types turn up, a full repipe is often simpler than patching each transition.
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