Faucet Repair in Bailey, CO

A short local intro

Bailey is a small mountain community on U.S. 285 along the North Fork of the South Platte River, one of the larger communities in the Platte Canyon area of Park County. Bailey Water and Sanitation District provides water and sewer service to members of its district only and runs a public water station off U.S. 285; its office number is (719) 581-2080. Its service area is not published, so homes outside the district have another water source. If you are not sure what feeds your faucets, tell the plumber what you know, whether it is district water or your own well.

What to do now

1. Turn off the stop valves under the sink. If they stick, use the main shutoff.
2. If you have a well, know where the pressure tank and its shutoff are in case you need to cut water to the house.
3. Dry the cabinet and set down a towel so you can track the leak.
4. Find the source: spout, handle, base or the connections below.
5. Check the aerator for grit or crust if flow is weak.
6. Protect exposed pipes in cold weather, especially in crawl spaces and on outside walls.

Symptoms and likely causes

Cost factors

• Rebuild versus a new faucet
• Sediment or scale that needs cleaning
• Parts availability
• Replacing stops or supply lines
• Travel time to mountain properties

Permits in unincorporated Bailey go through the Park County Building Department, which handles permits county-wide except in Fairplay and Alma, from its office in Fairplay. A simple faucet repair seldom needs a permit, but the plumber can tell you if your job does. Bailey's cold mountain winters are hard on outdoor spigots and on pipes in unheated spaces, so freeze damage is a common reason faucets fail here; disconnect hoses before the first hard freeze.