Emergency Plumbing in Broomfield
Pipes can freeze at 20 degrees or lower. Shut off the main if one bursts, then call.
Emergency Plumbing guideNeed a plumber in Broomfield, CO? Frozen pipe, failing water heater or a drain that won't clear? Call (720) 861-8125 now and tell us what's wrong. We take calls from Broomfield. Whether a plumber can reach your address depends on the provider. Call to confirm.
Open a guide to see what's safe to check first and when to call.
Pipes can freeze at 20 degrees or lower. Shut off the main if one bursts, then call.
Emergency Plumbing guideBroomfield says all water heaters need a permit, new or replacement. Ask the plumber to include it in the quote.
Water Heater Repair guideSlow sinks and tubs. One city and county government handles the utilities if the problem is in the street.
Drain Cleaning guideWe could not confirm who owns the sewer service line, so ask the city before you plan a repair.
Sewer Line Repair guideNeed help in Broomfield? Call to ask whether an independent plumber can reach your address.
Call (720) 861-8125Broomfield's building page is direct about water heaters: all of them need a permit, new or replacement. It also says that switching from a tank to a tankless unit needs a gas pipe plan. Ask your plumber to include both in the quote so the permit does not surprise you later.
For the water line, the city says it owns and maintains the line from the street main to the outside meter, and the resident owns and maintains the line from the meter into the home. A leak after the meter is yours to repair; a problem before it is a city call.
Broomfield's building page says all water heaters need a permit, new or replacement. For a switch from a tank to a tankless unit, it says a gas pipe plan is needed. That is more than a simple swap, so ask the plumber to put the permit, the gas work and the venting in the written quote.
Broomfield is both a city and a county, so the Building Division and the water department you deal with are the same local government. Read our pages on water heater replacement for what a quote should cover.
From the city's water and winter pages.
For what to do in the first minutes, see emergency plumbing. Neighboring Northglenn has its own city rules.
We take calls from Broomfield. Whether a plumber can reach your address depends on the provider. Call to confirm.
The checker answers honestly for any ZIP code: if we can't confirm it, it says so, and you can still call and ask.
Broomfield is both a city and a county. Colorado made it the state's 64th county in 2001, so the same local government handles the services that a city and a county would split elsewhere, including building permits and water.
That is different from Westminster and its neighbors, where county and city offices are separate. For a Broomfield address, one set of city and county offices is the place to ask about permits and utilities.
Neither. Broomfield is its own city and county, so one local government handles the permits and utilities that other cities share with a county.
Yes. The city's building page says all water heaters need to be permitted, including replacements, and that a change from tank to tankless needs a gas pipe plan.
Yes, we take calls from Broomfield. Whether a plumber can reach your address depends on the provider, so call and ask.
The city owns and maintains the line from the street main to the outside meter, and the resident owns and maintains the line from the meter into the home.
Broomfield's water page says pipes can freeze at 20 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. The city advises keeping the thermostat at 55 degrees or higher, even when you are away.
Call the number on this page and tell us what's wrong and your ZIP code. If a plumber can reach your address, you'll be connected with an independent local plumber, and you can discuss the problem, price and timing directly with them.
Call to ask whether an independent plumber can reach your address in Broomfield.