Serving Mountain Home, 83647

Water Heater Repair in Mountain Home, ID

Mountain Home pumps its water from deep city wells, and Elmore County says parts of the local aquifer have been dropping for decades. If your water heater has quit or is leaking, call and get a plumber out.

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Mountain Home at a glance

What shapes water heater trouble in Mountain Home

9 wells

supply Mountain Home city water, some over 900 feet deep

Source: City of Mountain Home

100 ft

or more the water table has fallen in parts of Elmore County

Source: Elmore County

139

nights a year at or below freezing at the Mountain Home station

Source: NOAA NCEI

1989

median year Mountain Home homes were built

Source: US Census Bureau

Water

Deep wells, falling aquifer

The city's 2023 drinking water report lists nine groundwater wells, and its source water plan shows most of them drilled 585 to 990 feet deep, starting with Well 1 in 1956. Water is chlorinated before it goes out through more than 79 miles of main. The report lists arsenic at 4 to 7 ppb, under the 10 ppb limit, and doesn't give a hardness figure. Water Division questions go to 208-587-2108.

Elmore County says levels in the Mountain Home Plateau Aquifer have been falling for more than 40 years, by 100 feet or more in some places, which led to a critical groundwater area in 1981 and a groundwater management area in 1982. Mineral-rich well water settles in a tank over time, so draining a few gallons a year helps.

Winter

High desert cold

At about 3,150 feet, Mountain Home gets real winters. NOAA's normals for the Mountain Home station show about 139 nights a year at or below freezing and an average January low near 23°F. Colder incoming water means longer heating cycles, and a heater in a garage or crawl space needs its pipes protected.

Homes

Newer homes, mostly gas

The median Mountain Home home was built in 1989, about 32% date from 2000 or later, and only about 3% are older than 1940. About 76% are detached houses and about 33% of households rent. Gas heats about 70% of homes and electricity about 25%, and Intermountain Gas lists Mountain Home among the communities it serves.

Permits

State plumbing rules, Republic bulk pickup

The city's Building Services page says plumbing, electrical and mechanical codes are regulated by the State of Idaho rather than the city, and city building permits go through its OpenGov portal. Plumbing permits come from Idaho's Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses at 208-334-3233.

Republic Services handles large item pickup in Mountain Home. Call 208-345-1265 to schedule one and ask about the fee.

Before the plumber arrives

Safe steps for Mountain Home homes

Leaking? Close the cold water valve on top of the tank.
Turn off the gas valve or the breaker for the heater.
Gas smell? Intermountain Gas serves Mountain Home. Leave the house, call 911 from outside, then Intermountain Gas at 800-548-3679.