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Frozen Pipes, Empty Buildings

Water Damage Restoration Gunnison, CO

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The first thing asked at the door: when was anyone last inside?

How long water runs before anyone knows: the four things that set that clock, laid out once for the whole state.

How long a Gunnison leak can run

A pipe that splits while nobody is home anywhere in Gunnison is one call from an independent restoration contractor. Gunnison's normal January low sits below zero, and more than half of its households rent, many of them in a college town's apartments.

The buildings themselves

With a median build year of 1981 and close to three fifths of its homes (60.6 percent) older than 1990, most of the plumbing in Gunnison was laid out in the early 1980s, by that era's idea of where a pipe was safe from the cold. About two in five homes are heated by electricity, so a winter power outage in a town this cold leaves a large share of its rentals with no heat at all.

Weather that sets the risk

The freeze season in Gunnison runs 8 months of the year, with January lows at a normal -6.4 degrees, long enough for a building left heated low to lose its heat before the next visit; of 12.67 inches in a normal year, 1.84 fall in August, the wettest month, rain recorded at GUNNISON 0.8 NNW 0.5 miles away and temperatures at GUNNISON 3SW 2.8 miles away. With January afternoons normally topping out at 26.1 degrees, ice in a line can sit for weeks, and the water it has been holding back arrives with the first thaw.

What to watch in Gunnison

  • Electric heat in about two homes in five, which stops entirely in a power outage
  • Rentals, more than half of homes, emptied over academic breaks with the heat turned down
  • Freezing nights from October into May, with January lows normally below zero

Water Damage Restoration services in Gunnison

Every service below starts from one question: how long did the water run before anyone knew? Independent Gunnison contractors handle each.

Areas covered around Gunnison

Other Colorado towns: the full list of places covered.

Frequently asked questions

What makes a Gunnison power outage so dangerous for plumbing?

The cold. With January lows normally below zero, a house without heat cools fast, and about two in five homes here depend on electricity for heat. During a long outage, shutting the water off at the main and draining the lowest faucet protects the lines.

How should Gunnison rentals be left over the winter break?

With the heat on at a moderate setting, cabinet doors open under sinks on outside walls, and someone checking inside every few days. Tenants who leave for weeks often turn the heat down, and in a winter this cold that is enough to freeze a line.

For how much of the year can a Gunnison pipe freeze?

From October into May, most of the year. Only the summer months are reliably safe for a building without heat. Anyone leaving a home empty outside summer should plan for heat or drain the lines. A temperature alarm that sends a message helps owners who are far away.

Gunnison, CO

Pipes gave out in Gunnison?

Shut the water off if you can, then call. It is free and there is no form.

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If water is still running, find the main shutoff or, on a well, switch off the pump at its breaker before calling.

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