Slab leak repair and replacement in Florence, AZ

Florence is the Pinal County seat, with a historic district of early buildings and newer subdivisions grown nearby.

If the water bill in Florence has jumped, the first job is to find out where the water is going. Florence had 27,406 residents at the 2020 Census. Florence grew mostly in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and nearly all of that housing sits on slabs.

Lines from these years are middle-aged: past the early years, not yet as worn as the oldest tracts. Big lots and long runs from the meter to the house are common. It decides the first places to check.

Pools and drip systems are widespread, so they are checked first when the meter turns. The ground is mostly desert soil, with caliche in places. It is useful to know this before anything is opened. Proving that water is leaving under the floor comes before any discussion of repair.

1 ZIP code make up our Florence coverage, next to Eloy and Coolidge. Dispatch for Florence is part of our Pinal County coverage. Calls from Florence tend to begin with a meter that will not stop. Neighboring communities such as Apache Junction, San Tan Valley and Maricopa have their own pages, so you can read the one closest to you.

A warm spot on the floor is the classic sign that a hot line is leaking beneath it.

Every day a hot line under the slab heats and cools, and summer ground temperatures add more. Over decades a joint or a section can give way.

In homes of this age, lines are past their early years, and bends and fittings tend to fail first.

Evaporative coolers, a toilet that runs on, a leaking hose bib and a slow-dripping fixture all use water that never shows on a floor. On their own they rarely move a meter fast, but together they can explain a rising bill.

When a repair is finished the line is tested again, and the technician explains what was done and where. You see the reading that confirms the meter has stopped.