r/Tucson • u/mogs7979 • 1d ago

Plumber rec needed

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Looking for a second opinion and estimate to replace everything shown in the picture. Our 6 year old merritage home already needs an entire new assembly.

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u/Cyclo_Hexanol 17h ago edited 17h ago

Hey. Independant plumber here. The first question you should be asking is why it needs to be replaced. Are you having issues? What are they? A lot of companies in town will send out salesman without much trades experience to make sales even if you dont need them.

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u/mogs7979 15h ago

Thanks, that's why I want to get a couple more opinions from experts. There is definitely a leak in the main line coming out of the ground. The insulation is covered in calcium and the copper under neath is really green. Also the horizontal pipe coming off of that and going to the irrigation is completely rusted over. They said it was galvanized but all you can see is rust. Blew my mind for a 6 year old house

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u/Cyclo_Hexanol 13h ago

Sounds like they might have connected copper directly to galvy. But id have to see it to believe it because they stopped using galvy a long time ago. As far as the copper being green thats normal. Plumber probably didnt wipe the flux off after soldering.

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u/Cyclo_Hexanol 10h ago

Can you get us some better close ups of the corrosion?

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u/PunksPrettyMuchDead 10h ago

I was a handyman in a past life, this just looks like regular-ass corrosion that doesn't need anything. All the insulation wrap is probably overkill unless this is waaayyyyy up in the foothills and it's probably just holding moisture against the surface of the pipes.

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u/atomicpop 1d ago

Whoever you go with, please report back how it went.

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u/mogs7979 1d ago

Will do!

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u/WyndWoman 1d ago

Expert Plumbing is here right now. Snaking the main line. 😪

They got here within the hour. Their prices have always been fair.

520 326 5151

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u/mogs7979 1d ago

That's impressive

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u/GeneMountain7128 1d ago

Expert Plumbing 

https://expertplumbingaz.com/

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u/mogs7979 1d ago

Thanks for the recommendation!

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u/Spirited_Nose_66 1d ago

I highly recommend imperial plumbing. They recently replaced that part on my home. I got five quotes, theirs was not the lowest, nor was it the highest. I totally trusted them. They were honest, dependable and professional. Even though they ran into a few hiccups, they kept me informed and didn’t even try to upsell me. 520-222-7665

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u/mogs7979 1d ago

Thanks for the response, I have 1 quote so far from the plumbing branch of our AC company (who I like) for about $2300 not including a new irrigation control valve. Doesn't that sound on par with what you were seeing among your 5 quotes?

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u/BrettMakes 1d ago

Code blue plumbing, inside them for my rental properties

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u/Grand_Literature2720 1d ago

Weber plumbing

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u/Acceptable_Bass_3845 16h ago

Warren plumbing. They are good and very fair pricing

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u/FYou-Tucsonmods-7656 1d ago

I've enjoyed using Cal's Plumbing. Not the cheapest but still local and each experience has been low effort and low stress for me, which is most important to me.

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u/Acme_Lighting 1d ago

Have called and had good luck/fair prices both times with Cienega Plumbing

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u/PoopOnRye 9h ago

I sent you a DM.

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u/nonumbers1 1d ago

Have had multiple jobs done by RG & Sons where the water line comes up and they've been fantastic every time and fair priced. Probably the only company Ive gone out of my way to recommend before

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u/mogs7979 1d ago

Thanks for the recommendation