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Low Water Pressure in Boise, ID

A lever ball valve and a wheel-handled gate valve on the same run of pipe
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Boise has 109,780 occupied homes across 28 ZIP codes, and the typical one was built in 1984. That year is the most useful single fact for working out why the water pressure is weak, because it predicts what the supply pipe is made of.

Boise sits 4 years newer than the ID median of 1980. Of the 30 ID towns we route calls in, its housing is older than 47% of them, and by number of homes it ranks 1st.

What 1984 tells you about the pipe in Boise

Housing of this vintage generally means copper throughout in most cases, with polybutylene fitted in some homes built from the late seventies onward. Polybutylene was discontinued in the mid-nineties and is worth identifying, because its failures are sudden rather than gradual. More on 1980s supply pipe.

66% of occupied homes in Boise are owner-occupied, 14 points below the ID figure of 80%. It matters here because the run between the meter and the house belongs to the property owner, not the utility.

Median household income across Boise ZIP codes is $82,586, 12% above the ID median of $73,830.

Before calling anyone in Boise, check whether every tap is weak or just one. Normal supply is 45–80 psi and under 40 psi is low — how to test it in a minute. Whole house is a supply problem worth a call; one tap is usually a five-minute job you can do yourself.

Build year and occupied homes by ZIP code in Boise

ZIPTypical build yearOccupied homes
83702196711,768
8370319867,826
83704198016,905
83705197212,406
83706198414,841
83709199721,567
8371219774,401
83713199411,712
8371620028,354

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ZIP codes we route in Boise

Low water pressure help near me in Boise

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