Sewer line replacement in Sun City means new pipe for the private line between your home and EPCOR's wastewater system. Sun City opened in 1960, so many homes are old enough that their original drain lines are worn along their full length. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Sun City.
What happens when you call
Your call reaches an independent local plumber who serves Sun City. Tell them what you've noticed: slow drains throughout the house, a toilet that gurgles, or water coming up in a shower. If you split the year between Sun City and another home, mention how long the house sat empty, because a line that has gone months without use can behave differently when it's put back into service. The plumber will normally clear the line, run a camera through it and locate it from above before suggesting a repair or replacement.
What goes into the price
- The length and depth of pipe from the house to EPCOR's sewer
- Whether the old line can be burst or lined, or has to be dug out and regraded
- Gravel, desert plantings, carports, patios or walls over the route
- Drain pipe under the slab that is the same age and condition
- County permit and inspection requirements
Sun City's system and its homes
Del E. Webb Development Co. opened Sun City on January 1, 1960, and the unincorporated community grew around eight golf courses, seven recreation centers and the Sun Bowl Amphitheatre. EPCOR provides wastewater service there and runs an inspection program for sewer mains and manholes in the Sun City and Sun City West areas. EPCOR's mains are its responsibility; the private line from your house to the main is the owner's. For trouble that looks like a public main problem, EPCOR Customer Care is 1-800-383-0834.
Homes from the community's early decades can have clay or cast iron drain pipe. Clay joints separate and invite roots, and cast iron corrodes from the inside until it cracks or its bottom wears thin. By the time a line is sixty years old, those defects are rarely in just one place, which is why replacement often comes out ahead of another spot repair. Sun City is unincorporated, so plumbing permits come from Maricopa County Planning and Development, which lists like-for-like plumbing repair as a web-issued permit; ask the plumber which permit a full replacement needs.
Checklist before the visit
- Stop running water if anything is backing up
- Find the outdoor cleanout and clear access to it
- Gather invoices from past drain clearings
- Ask a neighbor to be on hand if you'll be out of state
Sewer Line Replacement questions in Sun City
What tends to fail in the sewer lines of older Valley homes?
Which part of the sewer connection is the homeowner's job?
Might pipe under the slab need replacing as well?
Who issues the permit for a sewer line replacement here?
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