If a pipe bursts in your Niwot home, close the main valve immediately and stay away from wet outlets. A plumber can repair the break and the private service line past the meter pit. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Niwot.
What happens when you call
The number here connects you with an independent plumber who serves Niwot. Tell them where water is showing up, whether the main is closed and what the pipe looks like. At the house, the plumber confirms the shutoff, opens the smallest practical access, removes the damaged section and installs new pipe. Water is restored slowly while the repair and the surrounding joints are watched, and other lines in the same cold space are checked.
Things that affect the price
- How much finished drywall, ceiling or tile has to be opened
- Pipe material and the fittings needed to join it
- Number of breaks along the frozen line
- Excavation if the leak is on the buried line past the meter pit
- Permits from Boulder County, since Niwot is unincorporated
- After-hours or weekend timing
Niwot's two districts
Water and sewer in Niwot come from two separate special districts. Left Hand Water District supplies water, blending its own treated water with purchased water from Boulder, Longmont and Central Weld County Water District. Left Hand locates its lines only up to the meter pit; service lines beyond the meter pit are private and belong to the customer. So a break between the meter pit and the house, as well as anything inside, is a private repair. Left Hand's office is at 303-530-4200 on weekdays, and the district doesn't publish a separate after-hours line.
Niwot Sanitation District collects and treats wastewater at its own plant. Its rules make each user responsible for the entire sewer service line from the building to the main, and only the district or its representative may connect to district lines. A burst supply pipe sends water down floor drains, so if a drain backs up afterward, the district's emergency line is 303-652-2525, press 1.
Niwot's homes range from older houses near downtown to newer neighborhoods. Lines in crawl spaces, garages and exterior walls are the usual freeze victims. Boulder County's Building Safety and Inspection Services (303-441-3926) issues permits for unincorporated areas, including Niwot.
Before the plumber arrives
- Main closed and a low faucet open
- Breakers off to anything wet
- Water heater off or on pilot; if you smell gas, leave and call 911 and your gas utility from outside
- Photos of the damage
- A path cleared to the leak and the main
Burst Pipe Repair questions in Niwot
Who pays to fix a leak between the meter pit and the house?
Water is bubbling up near the street or meter. Who do I call?
Does a burst pipe repair need a permit?
Is PEX less likely to split in a freeze than copper?
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