Emergency Plumber in Firestone, CO

Firestone is one of the Carbon Valley towns along I-25 in southwest Weld County, mostly newer subdivisions. The Town of Firestone distributes water to most homes but has no treatment plant; it buys treated water from Central Weld County Water District and St. Vrain Water Authority. Barefoot Lakes is the exception, getting water from Little Thompson Water District. Sewer comes from St. Vrain Sanitation District, which says the building sewer line belongs to the property, not the district. Gas is from Black Hills Energy.

What to do first

1. Shut the main valve where the water line enters the house.
2. Report town water problems. For a main break or after-hours water emergency, call the Town at 720-652-4222. Utility Billing at Town Hall is 303-833-3291. Barefoot Lakes residents should call Little Thompson Water District.
3. For a sewer backup, stop using water. St. Vrain Sanitation District has 24-hour staff for backups at (303) 776-9570; if the problem is in your building sewer line, a plumber handles it.
4. Power down the water heater if it is leaking: close its cold inlet and turn off its gas or breaker.
5. Smell gas? Leave, then call 911 and Black Hills Energy from outside using the number on your bill.
6. Photograph the damage before cleanup.

Symptoms and what they usually mean

Cost factors

The time of the call matters most, since night and weekend visits usually cost more. Access comes next: drywall in a finished basement has to be opened and patched. Then there is the size of the repair. Firestone's Building Division lists a permit for residential tank-style water heater replacement, and tankless units with new gas piping need plan review. Central Weld County Water District, one of the town's suppliers, reports soft water, so heavy scale is less often the culprit when a tank fails here. No arrival time is promised.