Plumbers on the board or Recommendations near Brighton/N. Thornton?

[Sawin]

The quarter turn ball valve (inside my house) that restricts water to the sprinkler system leaks increasingly badly now... that leak has forced me to keep a second quarter turn ball valve located at the bottom of the back flow preventer outside of my house, closed, or water will slowly fill the pipe inside my house and freeze at the second value outside during the winter. Ideally, i'd have both valves on the BFP sitting at 45 deg (half open/closed) all winter, but haven't been able to for a couple years.

As a result, I've now developed an external leak at that lower ball valve outside, likely due to freezing inside it while in the closed position... so I'm looking for a quick chat with a plumber to decide a few things, but likely to just hire him/her for a couple hours.

I don't have the time to do the work as quickly as I'd like to right now...

I figured I'd ask the folks here if there's any on the board or for local trusted recommendations, before calling randomly.

[SideShow Bob]

Will be watching this thread.
I have the same problem, except the valve inside that shuts off the line to the irrigation BFP has a drain plug after it. I put a funnel & bucket
Under the removed plug. Over the years, the leakage has increased to about a gallon every three days. The bucket I use holds about 2 gallons, and I have to remember to empty it every 3-4 days so it doesn’t slosh over while walking it to empty.

[Sawin]

cool, maybe we can get a group discount if we find a local plumber willing to do more than one job for us

[fitz19d]

And for me I had a heck of a time finding another drain plug after the first one failed somehow, new one was 50 cents but now im not sure if it had borked threads or my drain stem is fuckered, either way been watering with hose sprinklers for a bit now.

[Ramsker]

I've had pretty good luck with D&H Heating & Air in Commerce City. They've done a water heater for me, a sump pump and also added in a separate line for my sprinklers so I could isolate the system a little differently when I installed my water softener. Hans (owner) has always seemed pretty solid.

[Sawin]

Thank you, Ramsker, for the recommendation. I will give D&H a call and mention Hans by name to try and work an angle

[colorider]

If it’s leaking at the valve to pipe connection use rescue tape for now. If leaking at the ball or handle it needs replacing

[Trigger Time 23]

I hate plumbing. That is all.

[Irving]

I have to dig out my back flow preventer as well. I'm dreading it.

[DenverGP]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/SharkBit...00LF/202270642



That valve might not be the exact one for your application, but it gives you the general idea.

Probably also need to pick up a short piece of either copper pipe or pex, and another sharkbite connector.

Basically, shut off water, cut out the old valve, push the sharkbite one on one end of the cut-off pipe (where you removed the old valve), and push the sharkbite connector on the other side of the cut pipe, and cut a short piece of copper or pex to go from the connnector to the valve.