Faucet Repair in Upland, CA

Symptoms worth a call

• A drip you can hear at night from the kitchen or bath
• Water pooling around the handle after you shut it off
• A faucet that only stops dripping if you crank it hard
• Low flow from a single tap while the rest of the house is normal
• A lever that has to be pushed far to the side before the water warms up

Upland's water and housing

The City of Upland's Public Works Department supplies the water. About 80 percent of what customers use is local groundwater drawn from City wells and from San Antonio Water Company and West End Consolidated Water Company wells in the Chino, Cucamonga and Six Basins, supplemented by San Antonio Canyon surface water and imported State Water Project water. Groundwater generally carries dissolved minerals, and over years those minerals collect on aerator screens and the moving parts of cartridges, which is why a gritty or stiff handle is a common complaint.

The City has completed a water service line inventory under federal lead rules, focused on homes built before 1987, and posts the report on its Water Quality page. Owners of older homes can check it to see what is known about the line serving their house. Inside the walls, an older home may still have original compression faucets and multi-turn stop valves.

The City takes care of City-side leaks and its water meters. Piping on the property side is the owner's job, and a faucet is always the owner's responsibility.

What the job may cost depends on

• The fix itself: washers and O-rings are small parts; a new faucet means more labor.
• Access: deep cabinets, undermount sinks and tight vanities slow the work.
• Old valves: a stop that will not close fully may need replacing before the faucet can be serviced.
• The model: discontinued cartridges can be hard to track down.
• Time of day: after-hours work usually adds cost.

Once you call

The number on this page connects you to an independent plumber who works in Upland. Tell them which fixture is leaking, whether you have tried the stop valves, and whether you want a repair or a new faucet. If water is running from a main after hours, the City routes those reports through Upland Police Dispatch at (909) 946-7624; during the day, Public Works takes leak reports at (909) 291-2930. Larger plumbing work that needs a permit goes through the City of Upland Building and Safety Division, which accepts permit requests online only through its Citizen Self Service portal.