Well Pump Repair in Strasburg, CO

How do I know whether the pump is mine?

Start with your bill. Strasburg Sanitation and Water District, a special district at 56829 Colorado Avenue, provides water and sewer in Strasburg. Its water is groundwater from six district wells in Adams County, disinfected with chlorine. If the district bills you, those wells and pumps are the district's, and your home receives water through a meter. If you live in the rural part of 80136 outside the district and don't get a water bill, look for a wellhead and a pressure tank. If you find them, the whole system, pump, switch, tank and wiring, is yours.

Where are my water and sewer lines?

Strasburg's layout is a little different from many towns. According to the district, water lines run in road easements, with meter pits usually at the front of the home, while sewer lines run in the alleys and the district owns the sewer main. That helps when tracking a problem. A wet patch near the front of the lot points to the water service line, while trouble out back points to the sewer side. On district water, a pressure drop usually comes from a regulator, a valve or a leak between the meter pit and the house, not a pump.

What should I watch for on a private well?

No water at the taps with the power on, a switch that clicks on and off rapidly, air sputtering from faucets, a pump that won't shut off or a breaker that keeps tripping. Each points to the pump motor, the switch, the control box or a tank that has lost its air charge. Strasburg's housing is mostly newer, with a median build year of 2001, but well equipment on an older rural property may date back much further, and a plumber can check the age of each part.

A local note

Strasburg is unincorporated and straddles Adams and Arapahoe counties. On the Adams County side, the One Stop Permitting Center at 720.523.6800 issues permits for plumbing work; the Arapahoe County side's permit office wasn't verified, so ask the county. The district office is at (303) 622-4443.