Plumber in Paradise Valley

HQ Plumbing & Air sends licensed plumbers to Paradise Valley homes, estates and resorts around the clock, for drain cleaning, sewer camera work, leak detection, water heaters, water lines and gas lines. Paradise Valley is a town of its own between Phoenix and Scottsdale, with large lots, custom homes and resort properties. Plumbing here is rarely simple: houses often have more than one water heater, whole-home filtration, outdoor kitchens and pool equipment, and some are on a septic system rather than a sewer. We send skilled technicians who protect the home and explain the job before any work starts.

Paradise Valley properties often require coordinating with estate managers or concierge teams. We communicate clearly, arrive on time, protect interior finishes, and leave the property exactly as we found it. Many estates have outdoor kitchens, gas-fired pool heaters and fire pits, and complex irrigation. We run and permit the gas lines, and we handle the irrigation and household water plumbing.

Paradise Valley is an incorporated town, not part of Phoenix or Scottsdale, so plumbing permits and inspections go through the Town of Paradise Valley. Its Town Code adopts the 2015 International Plumbing Code in Sec. 5-5-1, with town amendments in Sec. 5-5-2, the 2015 International Fuel Gas Code for gas piping and the 2015 International Residential Code for homes. Its neighbors are on newer editions: Scottsdale on the 2021 codes and Phoenix on the 2024 codes. A plumber who works mostly in Phoenix should check the Paradise Valley edition before planning a job here.

Work that leaves your lot takes more than a plumbing permit. Town Code 5-10-1 makes it unlawful to work on, over or under a public road, street or alley without a Town permit, and that covers sewer and water trenches. Each right-of-way permit covers one site and one stretch of time, and it lapses if work has not started within 90 days.

Paradise Valley homes are served three ways. Some connect to the City of Phoenix sewer through their own accounts. Others connect to the City of Scottsdale sewer through the Town, which bills the sewer fee and pays Scottsdale under an intergovernmental agreement. Homes on neither have a septic system. The Town's Engineering Department can tell you which one your home is on.

A home on sewer: the line from the house to the public main is the owner's to keep clear, and Town Code 15-2-5 requires a permit from the Town Engineer before anyone uncovers, connects to or alters a public sewer, with a Town plumbing permit in hand first. A home on septic: Maricopa County runs the septic program, and Arizona rule R18-9-A316 requires a qualified inspector to check the system within six months before the property changes hands. Septic pumping and that inspection are a septic contractor's job. We clear the house drains and the building sewer up to the tank, run a camera to find roots or a sag, and repair the pipe.

Paradise Valley's resorts and restaurants follow the Town's sewer rules. Town Code 15-2-15 requires a grease, oil or sand interceptor where the Town Engineer finds a business needs one, approved by the Town Engineer for type, size and an accessible spot, and kept working at the owner's expense. Homes are excluded. We clean commercial drains, jet grease-laden lines from the cleanouts and repair grease interceptors.

Many Paradise Valley homes run gas to ranges, fire pits, outdoor grills and pool heaters. We run and repair gas lines under the Town's permit and inspection, and to find a leak we cap each appliance and air test the system from the meter.