Kitchen sink backed up with food and standing water

Serving Gilcrest, 80623

Clog Removal in Gilcrest, CO

About 17% of Gilcrest homes are mobile homes and about 70% were built from 1960 to 1979, so most clogs here come from small traps, shallow drain runs and 50-year-old lines rather than storm water. Toilet won't flush, kitchen sink backed up or water coming back out of a drain? Call and talk to a local plumber.

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Gilcrest at a glance

What Shapes Clogs in Gilcrest

Local numbers that matter for drains here, each with its source.

70%

of Gilcrest homes built from 1960 to 1979

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

17%

of homes are mobile homes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

14.1 in

normal yearly rain and melted snow at the Greeley 10.5 SSE gauge

Source: NOAA NCEI

2.4 days

days each year with rain of an inch or more

Source: NOAA NCEI

Mobile homes

Mobile home sink or toilet won't drain?

The Census Bureau dates the median Gilcrest house to 1974, and about 17% of homes are mobile homes. Mobile homes have short, shallow drain runs under the floor with small traps. A little grease or a wipe clogs them fast, and a line that sags between supports holds water and debris.

Check under the home for a drooping or disconnected pipe. If it's a clog, a plumber can clear it and re-support a sagging line. On cold nights, a shallow line holding water can freeze, so don't wait on a slow drain in winter.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Plungers, pipe wrench and drain auger laid out on a bathroom floor

Dry town

It barely rains, so why is the drain backing up?

The nearby Greeley 10.5 SSE station records only about 14 inches of rain and melted snow a year, with about 2 days of an inch or more. Storm water rarely overloads drains here.

That means most backups come from what goes down the drain: grease, wipes, paper and food. In 1970s site-built homes, the original drains also build up scale. Stop using water and have the line cleared from the cleanout.

Source: NOAA NCEI

Bathtub with dirty water sitting over the drain

Whose line

Town sewer or your pipe?

The Town of Gilcrest says its Public Works crew maintains the water and sewer systems and the lagoons, and the town ran a sewer project from April through September 2025. Town Hall is at 304 8th Street, (970) 737-2426.

Call the town for a problem in the street main. A clog only in your home is in your own line, and a plumber clears it.

Source: Town of Gilcrest

Before the Plumber Arrives in Gilcrest

Skip the chemical drain cleaner. It can splash back and it can't clear a main line.

Stop running water if more than one drain is backing up.
Don't pour chemical cleaner into standing water. It can splash back when the plumber opens the line.
If you know where the cleanout is, clear the area around it.
Keep children and pets away from dirty water.

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