If a pipe bursts in your Sheridan home, close the main valve at once and keep away from wet outlets. A plumber can repair the break inside the house or on the service line you own. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Sheridan.
What happens after you call
Calling the number here connects you with an independent plumber who works in Sheridan. Be ready to say where the water is coming from, whether you've closed the main and what the pipe looks like. On site, the plumber confirms the shutoff, opens just enough to reach the break, removes the damaged length and joins in new pipe. The water is restored slowly while the repair is watched, and other lines along the same cold wall get checked.
What changes the cost
- Where the break is, and how much finished surface must be opened
- The pipe material, and whether old galvanized meets newer pipe
- The number of breaks along the frozen line
- Digging, if the leak is on the buried service line
- Any permit the repair needs
- After-hours timing
Sheridan and Denver Water
Sheridan is a small Arapahoe County city that borders Denver on its west and north sides. Its water system is run by Denver Water under a Total Service contract, so Denver Water owns and maintains the system and reads and bills meters directly. That's different from the South Sheridan Water and Sanitary Sewer District, a separate distributor that isn't the City of Sheridan.
Under Denver Water's rules, the property owner owns the service line up to the stop-and-waste valve and also owns the meter and meter setting; Denver Water repairs the meter for normal wear and maintains the mains, but isn't responsible for damage from a property's service line or internal plumbing. The owner also has to protect the meter pit, which makes freeze protection there the owner's job. For a leak in the street, call Denver Water at 303-628-6801; the City of Sheridan's Total Service contact is 303-762-2200.
Sewer here comes from Sheridan Sanitation District #1, a separate entity, so a backup is a different call. Whether the City of Sheridan issues plumbing permits itself couldn't be confirmed, so ask the plumber or the city before a larger repair.
Quick checklist
- Main valve closed; open a low faucet
- Breakers off for wet outlets
- Water heater off or on pilot; if you smell gas, leave and call 911 and your gas utility from outside
- Photos before cleanup
- Meter pit lid checked if the leak seems to be outside
Burst Pipe Repair questions in Sheridan
What if the meter pit itself freezes?
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?
Is it safe to thaw a frozen pipe myself?
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