Pioneer Plumbing
Company Overview
We are a local, family-operated plumbing and HVAC company that has proudly served Southern Arizona since 1981. The longevity of our business and our customer feedback demonstrate how much our clients value our services. We offer a range of plumbing services for both residential and commercial needs, from straightforward repairs to intricate installations. We aim to minimize your plumbing repair expenses by solving the problem rather than overhauling the entire system, and we guarantee fair pricing. We apply the same principles of integrity in our HVAC services.
Pioneer Plumbing began as a vision of one man, Mike Motzkin, who started in 1981 from his garage and the trunk of his car. We have evolved into a company with over 35 staff members and 11 trucks on the road, ready to address your home repair needs.
Born and raised in Tucson, Mike Motzkin started his plumbing journey with TUSD before establishing Pioneer Plumbing Heating and Cooling.
Business Services
- Bathtub installation
- Bathtub repair
- Drain installation
- Drain repair
- Faucet installation
- Faucet repair
- Garbage disposal installation
- Gas line installation
- Gas line repair
- Plumbing inspection
- Plumbing installation or replacement
- Plumbing repair
- Sewer installation
- Sewer repair
- Shower installation
- Shower repair
- Sink installation
- Sink repair
- Toilet installation
- Toilet repair
- Water heater repair
- Water pipe installation
- Water pipe repair
Business Location & Hours
Mon: | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Tue: | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Wed: | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Thu: | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Fri: | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Sat: | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Sun: | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Recommended Customer Reviews

Called to set an appointment, was told they would be here by 10am. At 11 had not heard from them, called and they said they were on the way. At 12 I called again and they said someone would be right there. Finally cancelled with them at 12:45 when no one had shown up and no phone calls from them. Would NEVER recommend this company to anyone.

This review is long overdue. I have used Pioneer Plumbing for several years now. They always show up on time and never fail to resolve the issue. They are transparent when explaining what additional work may need to be completed and their service reps are always polite and knowledgeable. Also, someone always answers the phone and if you have an emergency they'll do their best to get someone out to the property asap. The last technician that worked on the property, Raul Hernandez, updated me continuously as to the problems he found and what solutions could be taken. Additionally, this was an after-hours call and he called again in the morning as he said he would to inform me of the next step. I definitely recommend this company.

Our kitchen sink clogged up badly and Pioneer said they could get us in the same day late in the afternoon. When I realized we needed to attend a memorial service in the late afternoon, I called them back. I explained the situation and they bumped up our priority so the plumber was at our house about an hour later and took care of the stoppage right away. We truly appreciated their accommodation and would recommend Pioneer without a hesitation for their quality work and customer service.

I was very happy with the high quality expert work by Pioneer Plumbing. Cassius (on 3 occasions for various fixture replacements) was on time, fast, efficient, and did all my jobs in an excellent fashion!
Another plumbing company thought I would have to replace the piping in the house in order to get good water pressure again (a 5K job?). Not so, Cassius simply replaced the water shut-off valves and the pressure was back to full use after his swift work!

Don at Pioneer Plumbing impressed us from the first day he came to our house to give us a bid. He was professional, in a clean uniform, on time, and knowledgeable. We were remodeling our bathroom and changing all the fixtures in the shower, sinks, and tub. His crews had to come out a few times as each stage was completed. Each time, they were prompt, diligent, did a great job, and made sure the area was clean when they were finished. We were extremely happy with their work and the coordination Don did with us as the job progressed. We highly recommend them and are happy to know we have a great company to call for any future plumbing needs.

Our house was built in 2001 with what's called a ""manifold"" in the laundry room. The manifold is like an electrical box, except for water. Two big water lines go in (hot and cold), and a bunch of water lines go out, two for each faucet, one (cold) for each toilet, etc. Very handy. Ours started leaking, leaving a puddle on the floor.
Plumber #1: Bad news. Your plumbing is obsolete. Nobody uses this kind of manifold block anymore. And nobody uses this particular kind of plastic piping anymore, even though it's not the dreaded Polybutylene piping that caused so many problems.) We will have to re-plumb the whole house.
Plumber #2: Where are you? You said you'd be here, but you never showed.
Plumber #3: This fitting here at the top is loose, and it has some rust on it. I'll tighten it and see if it stops leaking. If it does, call us back and we'll replace it.. If it still leaks or if the leak is coming from elsewhere on the manifold block, we can replace it no problem. Really? The other guy wanted to re-plumb the whole house???
Plumber #4: Your appointment is Friday, sometime between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Hey, Plumber #4? Never mind.
Thank you Plumber #3, Pioneer Plumbing!

After scouring ALL the reviews on Yelp and elsewhere, we finally decided on a plumber to call about an ongoing although not urgent plumbing issue. When that company never returned my call, we tried Pioneer.
Spoke with Nicole who got a team out that day. Even though I told her it certainly wasn't an emergency, she said it was no problem. They were actually able to come out earlier, which was great.
The team was professional, polite, and seemed to know what they were doing. They couldn't fix our issue (they think maybe it's septic related, ugh), but we were happy with their service.
The only downside, the price. The $127 bill was a bit high considering they couldn't help us and were here for maybe 20 minutes. But, shame on me for not asking what their fees were before booking them. Lesson learned. I'd say 4 stars for prompt friendly service, 3 stars factoring in price.

Here goes another saga in my life. If you read my review on Comcast you will know my frustration. You will also see how the day went for me and the tie in between no phone service and finally getting a plumber to fix a leak under a bathroom sink. Two weeks of dealing with Comcast having no phone service. Can call out but low and behold had no clue could not receive phone calls. End of that diatribe. So the sinks leaking big time. Hubby home attempting to get a plumber. I had some chores to do and luckily for me about a couple of blocks away I see this well equipped plumber's truck Pioneer Plumbing. Go back home, look on Yelp and see mostly good reviews. Called them up and spoke to some efficient office staff. I believe her name was Nicole. She said she would get in touch with the techs I saw on the street a few blocks away and tell him to contact us. Even though our phone was out the tech still showed up. His name was Ray. He checked the leak and promptly fixed it. We also had him install a new drain in that sink being we had an extra one on hand. I mentioned to him we had older pipes in the house and have not had any problems with major leaks. On a 20 year old house there could be some repiping issues that might need addressing. However, Ray suggested to us after checking the water pressure in our house which was registered at 90 lbs., far too much for the pipes. I have always thought about doing this because some neighbors do have them installed. Bringing the pressure to about 50 lbs. is a better choice. So we had the Pressure Reducer Valve installed. Ray went back to his office and got the copper piping and the valve. He very efficiently put it in. You can see from the way he spoke to us that he loved what he does and taught us so much about problems with plumbing. I asked a lot of questions about our 20 year old water heater which is still doing it's job but it is surely living on borrowed time. All in all, despite all the incompetency with Comcast. This rather crazy day ended on a good note. My husband also spoke with Danny who might be the owner. Not sure, but he was extremely pleasant to deal with for settling on a reasonable price. I just don't like to get screwed on price. Plumbing is not cheap, but you want it done and done right. You want to deal with people who care and follow up even when something didn't seem right. Ray took the chance to come to our address even though he got a "" Phone disconnect"" when he called and that was a good example of the efficiency of this whole outfit.

I had some temporary work and was told they would email me an estimate of the work needed to be done. Called them nine days later to remind them I was still waiting on an estimate. She told me it would be done immediately. I still haven't heard from them...

We called in the morning and they said someone would be there between 2 and 6 pm, but they actually were able to show up an hour and a half early. They quickly started work and were able to clear the clog and made sure the sinks and toilets were all draining properly and all for under $200 out the door. We have more work to be done and will definitely be having them do it. Cassius and Eddie were fantastic!