Rockrimmon and Mountain Shadows plumbing help (80919)
On the same Mountain Shadows block you can find a 1980s original and a house rebuilt after the 2012 fire. They share a street and a water main, and almost nothing behind the walls.
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Rockrimmon plumbing splits by build date: the median home is about 32 years old, but the Waldo Canyon fire destroyed 346 homes in Mountain Shadows, Oak Valley Ranch and Peregrine in 2012, and the rebuilds carry much newer plumbing. In both, we check water pressure first, because high or swinging pressure sits behind many leaks and noisy pipes.
Rebuilt after Waldo Canyon, or original to the 1980s?
The fire on June 26, 2012 took 346 homes across Mountain Shadows, Oak Valley Ranch and Peregrine. The houses that replaced them went in with newer materials, while plenty of Rockrimmon streets still hold homes from around 1983 with their original copper, valves and drains. About 75 percent of households here own their home, so most calls come from people planning to stay.
The rebuilds are now past ten years old, which is when builder-grade water heaters, fill valves and shower cartridges start to ask for attention. The originals are into the age of seized shut-offs and tired copper. We treat them as two different houses even when they share a fence, much as we do next door in Pulpit Rock.
The west side pressure zone and your PRV
Colorado Springs Utilities is adjusting a pressure zone boundary on the west side near Garden of the Gods Park so customers there receive a consistent 60 psi. Phase 1, running from fall 2025 into 2026, covers evaluating and installing pressure reducing valves.
Whatever happens on the utility side, the pressure reducing valve at your house is what keeps fixtures, supply hoses and the water heater from seeing more than they should. We put a gauge on a hose bib, read static and working pressure, and reset or replace the valve. Banging pipes, a toilet that refills on its own and a dripping relief valve are the usual giveaways.
Common jobs
The plumbing calls we get most in Rockrimmon
Pressure Reducing Valve Service in Colorado Springs
West side pressure work and aging valves make a pressure test the first step on many Rockrimmon calls.
PEX fitting and crimp ring leaks
Original 1980s copper and newer fire-rebuild fittings fail in different ways, and both turn up here.
Gas tank replacement
Builder tanks in the post-2012 rebuilds are reaching the age where they leak or quit.
Frost-free sillcock replacement
Late spring freezes split sillcocks that were left with hoses attached.
Seized gate valves
Homes from the early 1980s often still have their original gate valve at the main.
Shower Valve Repair in Colorado Springs
Pressure swings and worn cartridges show up as scalding or sudden cold in the shower.
Freezes that hang on into May
The National Weather Service lists May 8 as the mean last spring freeze in Colorado Springs, and the record late freeze came on June 18. A frost-free sillcock with a hose still attached can split on a cold spring night, and the leak shows up inside the wall the first time the hose runs. We replace the split outdoor faucet and open the wall only as far as the water went.
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FAQ
Plumbing questions from Rockrimmon
The utility's west side zone project aims for a consistent 60 psi to customers. Inside the house, your pressure reducing valve sets what fixtures actually see. If a gauge on a hose bib reads well above that, or the needle jumps when a toilet fills, the valve needs attention.
We cannot say street by street. The utility describes adjusting a boundary near Garden of the Gods Park and evaluating and installing pressure reducing valves. If your pressure feels different, a gauge reading tells us whether your own valve needs resetting or replacing.
In homes about ten to fourteen years old, we see water heaters, toilet fill valves, shower cartridges and supply hoses first. None of these are hidden in walls, so a quick walk-through catches most of them before they leak.
A frost-free sillcock drains back only when the hose is off. Leave a hose on through a late freeze and the trapped water splits the tube inside the wall, so the leak appears the first time you turn it on. The fix is a new sillcock and drying the cavity.
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