Sewer Line Replacement in Sun City West, AZ

Signs your line is near the end

• Main drain clogs that keep coming back after clearing
• Toilets gurgling when a sink, tub or washer drains
• Waste water coming up in a shower or tub
• Sewer odor near the house or along the route to the street
• Camera footage of roots, cracks, offset joints or a low spot holding water

When those findings are spread down the line, paying for clearing after clearing tends to cost more over time than replacing the pipe once.

About Sun City West

Del Webb built Sun City West on about 11,000 acres west of Sun City and completed it in 1997. It is unincorporated, with no city government, and the Property Owners and Residents Association advocates for residents. EPCOR, a private regulated utility, provides water and sewer service; it maintains the sewer mains and manholes in the Sun Cities and runs an assessment and inspection program for that system. The private line from your house to EPCOR's main is the homeowner's. EPCOR's contact line, 1-800-383-0834, takes reports of emergencies and outages if the problem looks like it's in the public system.

Because building went on over many years before 1997, line materials vary by home. Some will be plastic; older homes may have pipe that has cracked or let roots in at the joints. A camera inspection settles the question for your house. If the house sits empty for part of the year, a weak line can reveal itself once it's back in daily use.

What moves the price

• Run length and depth to EPCOR's sewer
• Method: pipe bursting or lining where the route and slope are good, open trench where they aren't
• Surface work: gravel yards, desert plantings, patios, golf cart paths and driveways over the line
• Interior drain pipe under the slab that is the same age and in similar shape
• County permit and inspection

When you call

You'll be connected with an independent local plumber who serves Sun City West. Expect a camera inspection and locate before any firm number. Permits for unincorporated areas 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 requires and who handles the inspection.