Tempe Water Utilities delivers mostly Salt River Project surface water plus city well water and CAP water, so homes in Tempe essentially never have a private well pump. A loss of pressure here is far more likely to be a regulator, an old supply line or scale. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Tempe.
Does a Tempe house ever need well pump repair?
Rarely. Tempe is a landlocked inner-ring city, and its water utility treats SRP water from the Salt and Verde watersheds, groundwater from city wells and CAP Colorado River water at the Johnny G. Martinez and South Tempe plants. The same utility serves Guadalupe. Those wells and pumps are the city's. The pumps a Tempe plumber does see are usually booster pumps, pool and fountain pumps, or recirculation pumps on water heaters, and they share some failure points with well equipment.
What usually causes low pressure in an older Tempe home?
Tempe's median home was built around 1983, so many houses have original supply piping, original regulators and fixtures that have been fighting hard water for decades. The city reports an average of about 10.9 grains per gallon, with a range of 9.5 to 29 depending on where you are. Scale narrows galvanized or copper lines from the inside and clogs valve cartridges. The city also notes that private service lines are being inventoried for material under federal lead rules, which is a good reason to know what your line is made of.
When pressure drops everywhere at once, the main suspects are the regulator and a service line leak. When it drops at one fixture, look at that fixture first.
Who should I call first?
If water is gushing at the street or the whole block is out, call Tempe Water Utilities at 480-350-2837, its line for water emergencies. Billing and service questions go to 480-350-8361. For anything on your side of the meter, from the regulator to a cracked line under the yard, you need a plumber. Tempe's Development Services Division notes that a leak repair is permit-exempt only when it doesn't involve replacing or rearranging valves, pipes or fixtures.
One local note
Duplexes and older rentals near downtown and Mill Avenue sometimes share a meter or have long runs of original pipe. If several units lose pressure together, tell the plumber about the shared setup, since the fix may sit on a common line rather than in one unit.
Well Pump Repair questions in Tempe
My water utility pumps from wells. Does that mean my house has a well pump?
Can hard water wear out a pump, pressure tank or switch?
Who handles a problem on the utility side of the meter?
Is a booster pump on a city-water home the same as a well pump?
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