Plumbers in Phoenix, AZ

How the referral line works

Each call is routed to an independent plumber who takes jobs in your part of the Valley. Plumber Phoenix does not employ anyone who works on pipes, and it does not set prices. You talk directly with the plumber about the problem, how the work will be billed and when a visit fits their calendar. Timing depends entirely on that plumber's schedule, so nobody on this site can promise when someone will be at the door.

Common reasons people call include emergency plumbing, slab leak repair, water heater repair, drain cleaning, sewer line repair, water softeners, backflow testing and gas line work.

If something is wrong right now

For water spreading across the floor, close the house shutoff valve and keep clear of wet outlets and appliances. A broken main, hydrant or sewer problem out in the street belongs to the City, which takes water and sewer emergencies at 602-261-8000. If you smell gas, skip the troubleshooting entirely: get everyone out of the house, and once you are well away from it, call 911 and Southwest Gas at 877-860-6020.

What comes out of a Phoenix tap

The City of Phoenix Water Services Department supplies homes inside the city. Nearly all of it is surface water from the Salt, Verde and Colorado rivers, with a small share pumped from City wells, and it is treated at City plants and disinfected with chlorine rather than chloramine. The City's water quality report puts total hardness at 10 to 17.6 grains per gallon. That mineral load is why scale builds up inside tank and tankless heaters, crusts faucet aerators and stiffens shower valves, and it is the main reason so many local homeowners weigh a softener.

Which pipes are yours

Under City rules, property owners maintain the water and sewer lines that cross their lot up to the City's main lines, so a leak or root blockage in that stretch is a job for a private plumber. Condo owners should check with their HOA first. The City also keeps an inventory of service line materials, flagging lines that contain lead, galvanized pipe due for replacement or material that has not been identified, and points owners to phoenix.gov/pipes.

Plumbing permits come from the City of Phoenix Planning and Development Department. Its residential online permits cover a repipe, minor plumbing work and repairing or replacing a gas line, but properties in designated historic districts cannot use that online route. The same department runs the backflow prevention program, which requires assemblies to be tested when installed, repaired or moved and at least once a year by a certified tester on the City's list.

Older homes and desert conditions

Phoenix housing has a median build year of about 1984. Homes in the older central neighborhoods and historic districts along the Central Avenue corridor can still have galvanized supply pipe, cast iron drains or aging sewer laterals. Most houses here sit on concrete slabs, so a supply line leaking under the floor can stay hidden until the water bill jumps or a patch of tile feels warm. Summer heat sends hot water out of cold-side taps and bakes exposed lines and attic piping, monsoon storms can test yard drains and roof runoff, and the occasional winter freeze still splits an unprotected hose bib or irrigation line.

Calls from around the Valley

Independent plumbers on the line also work outside city limits, including Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale, Glendale, Tempe, Gilbert and Peoria. Those cities have their own water and permit offices, so their pages carry local details. The full list is on the service areas page.