If a pipe bursts in your Lyons home, close the main valve at once and stay away from wet outlets. A plumber can cut out the damaged pipe, install new and test the line. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Lyons.
Lyons is a small foothills town in northern Boulder County, the "Double Gateway to the Rockies" on US 36 and State Highway 7. The Town of Lyons provides water and wastewater service to homes and businesses within town limits, drawing its water from North St. Vrain Creek and treating it at a town plant. Properties with a Lyons address outside town limits weren't verified and may be served another way.
Steps to take now
- Close the main valve where the water line enters the house.
- Turn off power to any wet outlets, lights or appliances.
- Open a faucet on the lowest floor to drain the lines.
- Switch off an electric water heater or set a gas unit to pilot.
- If you smell gas, leave and call 911, then Xcel Energy at 1-800-895-2999, from outside.
- For a water emergency on the Town's side after hours, call 303-441-4444; during business hours, Utility Billing is at 303-823-6622, extension 10.
Reading the symptoms
| Symptom | Likely cause |
|---|---|
| Water running from a crawl space after a cold night | A supply line under the house froze and split |
| Ceiling stain below a bathroom | Line in an exterior wall or attic cracked |
| No water at one sink only | That branch line is frozen |
| Water near the street | Possible town main or service leak; call the Town |
| Hissing behind a wall | A pressurized leak inside the wall |
What affects the cost
- How much wall, ceiling or floor must come open
- Pipe type, and whether older and newer materials meet
- How many places the line cracked
- Digging for a buried line, sometimes in rocky ground
- Permits: SAFEbuilt runs the Town's building department, with applications through its Community Core system; Boulder County has no building code jurisdiction inside town
- Travel and timing for a town about 36 miles from Denver
Lyons' water-side ownership split isn't spelled out on the Town pages reviewed, so call the Town before anyone digs near the street. On the sewer side, residents and business owners are responsible for the line running from their property to the Town main. If a floor drain backs up while you're cleaning up after a burst, that's worth mentioning when you call. Older homes near the historic downtown can have mixed pipe materials, and those joints are common failure points when canyon air settles into town overnight. For permit questions, SAFEbuilt's permit technician is at 970-545-3512.
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