Plumbing repair on the west edge of Riverside County

Riverside County runs from the Orange County line all the way to the Colorado River, and most of it lies beyond our area. The part we cover is the west edge: Corona, Norco, Eastvale and the Mira Loma side of Jurupa Valley. The City of Riverside, Moreno Valley, Temecula, the Coachella Valley and everything farther east are outside our regular route.

This corner of the county sits where the 91, the 15 and the 60 come close together, which makes it reachable from the Los Angeles side in a way the rest of the county is not. It also holds a wide range of property types, from older houses near downtown Corona to horse properties in Norco and newer Eastvale tracts built on what used to be dairy land.

Corona, Norco, Eastvale and Jurupa Valley each have their own building departments, and water service comes from city utilities or local water districts depending on the street. Before we replace a water heater, repipe a house or put in a new main water line, we confirm which agency issues the permit and who controls the shutoff at the street.

Scale is the problem we see most. Hard water coats the inside of tank heaters, clogs tankless heat exchangers and shortens the life of faucet cartridges and toilet fill valves. Our article on what hard water does to fixtures and heaters applies here just as much as it does in Los Angeles, and many owners pair a new heater with a water softener to slow the buildup.

On larger Norco and Mira Loma properties, know where your main shutoff is and whether there are separate valves for the barn or outbuildings. When a buried yard line breaks, being able to isolate it keeps the house in water while we make the repair. Our route also takes in the Corona city area and nearby Ontario across the county line, and we answer the phone 24/7.