Flying Horse, Northgate and Gleneagle plumbing (80921)
Flying Horse and Northgate are newer planned neighborhoods inside the city. Gleneagle, in the same ZIP just outside city limits, draws its water from a different source. That one difference shapes how we set up heaters and treatment.
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Tankless water heaters suit many Flying Horse homes, where the median house is about 18 years old and the original tank is coming due. The water decides the details: city homes get soft, mostly mountain-stream water, while Gleneagle is on Donala Water & Sanitation wells treated for iron and manganese, so we check the supply before choosing filtration.
City water or Donala water: check the bill first
Inside city limits, Flying Horse and Northgate buy water from Colorado Springs Utilities, like the rest of Colorado Springs. Almost 75 percent of it comes from mountain streams, and utility-reported data rates it soft at about 2.1 grains per gallon. The utility also tested for 29 PFAS compounds in late 2024 and early 2025 and found none above reporting limits.
Gleneagle sits in the same ZIP just outside the city and is served by Donala Water & Sanitation, which pumps Denver Basin deep-aquifer wells, treats them for iron and manganese, and leases renewable water for about 30 percent of its supply. We do not guess at that water's hardness. We test before recommending a softener or filter, and skip both if the numbers say so.
Going tankless in an 18-year-old house
Homes here are at the age when the original tank gives out, and many owners use the moment to switch. A tankless install at this altitude needs a unit set up for high elevation, a gas line sized for its full input, and new venting, usually out through the wall rather than up the old flue.
Gas output falls with altitude. One water heater technical bulletin calls for a four percent smaller burner orifice per 1,000 feet above sea level, and the city sits around 6,035 feet. Getting that right is the difference between a unit that delivers its rated flow and one that throws error codes on a January morning.
Common jobs
The plumbing calls we get most in Flying Horse
Gas tankless installs
Owners replacing a first tank often switch to tankless, which needs gas and venting changes at altitude.
How we handle tankless water heater repair & descaling
Ignition faults and error codes on altitude-sensitive units are common winter calls.
Dedicated return lines
Long runs from basement heater to upstairs baths waste water while waiting for heat.
Softener installs on well or hard water
Whether a softener makes sense depends on whether the home is on city water or a Donala well supply.
Carbon filtration for taste and odor
Well-sourced water treated for iron and manganese can still call for point-of-entry filtration.
Gas tank replacement
Original builder tanks in homes around 18 years old are reaching the end of their run.
Long hot water runs in bigger floor plans
Planned-development homes often put the water heater at one end of the basement and the main bath at the far end of the house. If you run the shower a full minute before it warms, a recirculation pump on a timer or push button closes that gap. With a tankless heater, the pump has to be one the heater's maker approves.
Just north, Monument water is estimated hard at about 8.2 grains per gallon, roughly four times the city figure, which is why a descaling schedule that suits a Monument tankless unit can be overkill on city water here.
FAQ
Plumbing questions from Flying Horse
On city water, usually not: utility-reported data rates it soft at about 2.1 grains per gallon. On the Gleneagle side, Donala water comes from deep wells, so a hardness and iron test is worth doing before deciding. We will tell you if the result does not justify equipment.
Usually not. Gleneagle is outside city limits and served by Donala Water & Sanitation, while Flying Horse and Northgate are inside the city on Colorado Springs Utilities. Your water bill names the provider.
It depends on the water. On soft city water, scale builds slowly and the interval can stretch. On harder supplies it shortens. We read the unit's flow and error history, and check hardness, before setting a schedule for your home.
Often not without changes. A tankless unit draws far more gas at full fire than a tank, and the line from the meter has to be sized for that load plus every other appliance. We measure the run and check the meter before quoting the install.
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