Short answer
Apache Homes is part of the older, more modest housing stock in Apache Junction, and how we work here reflects that. A lot of our customers in this part of town are on fixed incomes, and the most useful thing we can often do is recommend the smaller repair rather than the larger one.
Apache Homes is part of the older, more modest housing stock in Apache Junction, and how we work here reflects that. A lot of our customers in this part of town are on fixed incomes, and the most useful thing we can often do is recommend the smaller repair.
That is not a marketing line. The company's own description says it plainly: making plumbing services reliable and affordable for everyone in the community, and working with people to find something that fits their needs and budget.
In practice that means telling somebody a repair can wait, or that rebuilding a toilet is genuinely adequate rather than replacing it, or walking them through fixing something themselves over the phone.
- ZIP codes
- 85119 · 85120
- County
- Pinal County
- From our shop
- Under 10 minutes from our shop
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Cheap fixes that genuinely work
A surprising amount of what causes trouble in an older Apache Junction house is inexpensive to correct, and worth doing before anything larger.
Toilet fill valves and flappers. On hard water, deposits build on the flapper seat so it cannot seal — and a running toilet can push 150 to 200 gallons a day into the sewer for the sake of a part that costs very little. Swapping the flapper alone often does not fix it; the seat has to be cleaned. Free test: a few drops of food colouring in the tank, wait twenty minutes, and if colour appears in the bowl the flapper is leaking.
Aerators. A faucet that lost half its flow over two years usually gets all of it back in five minutes — unscrew the aerator and soak it in white vinegar.
Angle stops. Multi-turn compression valves seize with mineral, and people find out during an emergency. Replacing them with quarter-turn ball valves is inexpensive while somebody is already under the sink and it means they will work when it matters.
Showerheads. Soak in vinegar rather than scraping, which damages the finish.
When it genuinely is the pipe
The one thing in an older house here that cannot be solved cheaply is corroded galvanized supply pipe, and it is worth being straight about that.
The signature is pressure that has been getting worse for years rather than suddenly, hot water noticeably weaker than cold, a big drop when a second fixture opens, and brown or rusty water on the first draw of the morning that clears after a minute.
That is the pipe closing in from the inside, and it is failing along its whole length at the same rate — so replacing a section just moves the restriction rather than removing it. A repipe in PEX is the only thing that changes it.
What we will do is measure first. If your pressure dropped suddenly rather than gradually, check the pressure reducing valve, the main valve position and any whole-house filter cartridge — a failed PRV is a fraction of the cost and produces the same complaint. We would rather find that than sell you a repipe you did not need.
Around Apache Homes
- Apache Junction city center
- Prospector Park
- Superstition Boulevard corridor
- Apache Trail
Neighborhoods we cover
- Apache Homes
- Apache Village
- Hazelwood
- Anderson Manor
Why Apache Homes homeowners call us
Cheap fixes that genuinely work
Fill valves, aerators, angle stops and showerheads. We will walk you through the ones you can do yourself over the phone.
Straight about what cannot be fixed cheaply
Corroded galvanized is failing along its whole length. We will say so plainly rather than selling you a section repair that moves the restriction.
Discounts you have to ask for
Senior, veteran, active service and first responder, on request with ID. Plenty of people never mention it.
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Apache Homes plumbing questions
Useful reading for Apache Homes homeowners
Hard WaterHow Hard Water in Apache Junction Destroys Your Plumbing
At 15 to 25 grains per gallon, Apache Junction has some of the hardest water in the country. Here is what that mineral is actually doing inside your pipes, your water heater and your fixtures — and the maintenance that changes the outcome.
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TroubleshootingLow Water Pressure in an Arizona Home: 7 Causes
The first question is whether it is one fixture or the whole house — because those are completely different problems with completely different price tags. Here is how to work it out.
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