Serving Parma, 83660

Water Heater Repair in Parma, ID

Parma's six city wells get chlorine and nothing else, and the University of Idaho's weather station here logs about 144 freezing nights a year. If your water heater has quit or is leaking, call and get a plumber out.

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Parma at a glance

What shapes water heater trouble in Parma

6 wells

supply Parma city water

Source: City of Parma

144

nights a year at or below freezing at the Parma station

Source: NOAA NCEI

20%

of Parma homes are mobile or manufactured homes

Source: US Census Bureau

5 ppb

arsenic in 2025 city water, under the 10 ppb limit

Source: City of Parma

Water

Six wells, chlorine only

The City of Parma draws its water from six wells around town, and its 2025 report describes the treatment as disinfection with chlorine. It mentions no softening and doesn't list a hardness figure. It does show arsenic at 4 to 5 ppb, under the federal limit of 10, and lead at 1 ppb at the 90th percentile with no homes over the action level.

Unsoftened well water carries its minerals into your tank, where they settle as sediment over time. Draining a few gallons from the valve once or twice a year keeps it in check. Water questions go to City Hall at 208-722-5138.

Winter

Cold nights on the Snake River

NOAA's normals for the Parma Experiment Station, at the University of Idaho's research center in Parma, show about 144 nights a year at or below freezing and an average January low near 23°F. Cold incoming water makes a heater work harder in winter, and a tank in an unheated space loses heat faster.

Homes

Mobile homes and 1970s houses

About 20% of Parma homes are mobile or manufactured homes. Federal rules require heat-producing appliances in manufactured homes to be listed for that use, with fuel-burning units vented outside, so a standard store-bought heater may not be the right replacement. The median Parma home was built in 1974, about 34% of households rent, and heating splits almost evenly: about 49% gas and 47% electric.

Permits

State plumbing permits, county landfill

In Idaho, plumbing permits are sold by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) where a city doesn't run its own program, and DOPL's inspector list assigns state plumbing and electrical inspectors to Parma's ZIP code. A local building permit doesn't replace the DOPL permit. Call DOPL at 208-334-3233.

Canyon County's Pickles Butte landfill, at 15500 Missouri Ave. south of Nampa, is open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call the scale house at 208-466-7288 about an old tank before you haul it.

Before the plumber arrives

Safe steps for Parma 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 lists Parma among the communities it serves. Leave the house, call 911 from outside, then Intermountain Gas at 800-548-3679.