A Small City With Two Water Systems.
Placentia lies just south of Brea, a short drive down Kraemer Boulevard, and it is one of the closest communities we serve outside our home city limits. The Old Town district along Bradford Avenue is the historic heart of town.
What makes Placentia unusual for plumbing is its water. Part of the city is served by the Yorba Linda Water District and part by Golden State Water Company's Placentia-Yorba Linda system, so the provider depends on your address. That matters when we size a water heater, chase a pressure complaint, or recommend a softener.
Old Town Homes And 1950s Tract Streets.
Placentia grew from a citrus-packing town into a suburb, and the housing reflects both stages. Around Old Town you find older homes from the early to mid-1900s. Most of the rest of the city was filled in with 1950s through 1970s tract homes, many on slab foundations with original galvanized or early copper supply pipe, which is where hidden slab leaks tend to show up.
What this means for pipe age: older homes near Old Town may have original cast-iron drains and galvanized supply lines, while 1950s to 1970s tract homes on slab foundations are common candidates for hidden slab leaks.
What Placentia Homeowners Call Us About.
Emergency dispatch is available around the clock for Placentia, every day of the year, for any of the issues below.
If You Have A Burst Pipe Or Active Leak In Placentia.
Slab foundations mean a leak can run for a while before you see it. A few steps while you wait on us:
Shut off the water.
Close the main valve at the front of the house or at the meter box. If you hear water running with every fixture off, that is the first test for a hidden leak.
Check the meter.
With all fixtures off, look at the meter's small leak indicator. If it keeps moving after the main is closed at the house, the leak is in the line from the street.
Protect what is on the floor.
Lift boxes, rugs, and electronics off wet areas, and watch for warm spots on the floor, which can point to a hot water line under the slab.
Call our 24/7 line.
(714) 750-8637, day or night. Placentia is only a few miles south of our Brea base.
On The Visit In Placentia.
On a Placentia call we ask which water provider is on your bill, how old the home is, and whether the floors are slab or raised. That points us toward likely trouble spots. For a suspected slab leak we shut off water to the house, listen along the lines, and mark the leak before recommending a repair.
Emergency Call or Schedule It?.
An active leak, a wet spot spreading across a slab floor, or no water at all justifies an emergency call. A slowly rising water bill or a water heater that is aging but working is better handled with a scheduled visit. Either way, call (714) 750-8637 and we'll tell you honestly which one applies.
ZIP Coverage For Placentia.
Placentia is served by ZIP 92870, with 92871 used for post office boxes. We cover 92870 completely, plus the adjoining 92831 and 92886 ZIPs that wrap around the city on the Fullerton and Yorba Linda sides.
Areas Near Placentia.
Placentia borders Brea to the north, Fullerton to the west, Yorba Linda to the east, and Anaheim to the south. If you live near one of those lines and are unsure which city you are in, we cover all of them from the same dispatch.
Placentia, CA.
FAQs From Placentia.
If you are in Placentia and you hear water running with everything off, see an unexplained jump on the water bill, or have a water heater that is more than ten years old, call us. We give a firm price first and back the work with our standard warranty.
All repairs are performed to the standards of the California Plumbing Code (based on the Uniform Plumbing Code, UPC).