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Water heater replacement, tankless care and upstairs leak prevention for two-story homes in The Paseos, Summerlin
Active Plumbing has provided water treatment to The Paseos, Las Vegas since 1991. License #0047021. Fully insured.
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Plumbing for The Paseos, a 2000s Summerlin village in ZIP 89138. Original water heaters, expansion tanks and pressure regulators at end of life, tankless descaling, upstairs supply failures and trail-side irrigation leaks.
The Paseos is a Summerlin village built largely through the 2000s on the western side of the community, reached from Far Hills Avenue at the western end of Summerlin Parkway. Desert Moon Road, Antelope Ridge Drive, Fox Hill Drive and Sky Vista Drive run through it past Paseos Park, Fox Hill Park and Vassiliadis Elementary, and it adjoins The Vistas and Stonebridge. Homes are slab-on-grade, mostly two-story, with copper or PEX supply, so there is no galvanized, cast iron or polybutylene here and no repipe work in the sense older parts of the valley need it. What the village does have is a whole generation of equipment reaching end of life at roughly the same time, because it was built in a compressed period.
Water softener installation, reverse osmosis systems, whole-house filtration and water quality testing all look different in The Paseos than in older parts of the valley. Homes here were built largely in the 2000s, which means original water treatment equipment is now at or near the end of its service life in water the Southern Nevada Water Authority measures at about 280 parts per million, roughly 16 grains per gallon. That hardness figure shapes every sizing decision, every filter stage choice and every testing panel ordered for a home in this western Summerlin village.
Many Paseos homes were built with a capped softener loop in the garage that was never connected. When a water softener installation uses that existing loop, the supply rerouting is minimal and the job stays toward the lower end of the cost range. The sizing conversation still matters: valley water at 16 grains per gallon means a unit sized for average hardness rather than actual household use will regenerate on the wrong schedule and consume more salt than necessary.
A number of Paseos owners are replacing a water heater for the second time since the house was built. That pattern is the clearest opening for a whole-house filtration conversation, because scale on tank elements and bottoms is the explanation for why the first replacement did not reach its rated life. Adding a carbon and sediment stage at the main line addresses the chlorine taste complaint and reduces the particle load reaching appliances, which is a separate benefit from softening.
Under-sink reverse osmosis installation in a two-story Paseos home sometimes involves cabinetry that is tighter than in a single-story plan, and the drain air gap connection must be made correctly to meet the local plumbing code. The City of Las Vegas building department has jurisdiction over most Paseos addresses, though confirming from the parcel rather than the ZIP code is the right step before any permitted main-line or point-of-use work is scheduled.
Homes in The Paseos are old enough that original angle stops, mixing valve cartridges and appliance inlet screens have been working in 16-grain water for two decades. A hardness and TDS test gives a real number from the tap rather than relying on the published valley average, and a lead and copper panel is worth adding where any original plumbing fittings remain, since the result determines whether point-of-use treatment at the kitchen tap is warranted alongside whole-house equipment.
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Paseos homes built in the 2000s have mixing valve cartridges that have been working in 16-grain water for roughly two decades. Scale narrows the small passages inside those cartridges, producing showers that run unpredictably hot or cold. Water softener installation or salt-free conditioning addresses the ongoing cause, but cartridges already blocked by scale need replacement separately before treatment equipment is added.
Homeowners replacing a slow or foul-tasting under-sink RO unit sometimes swap the membrane without first running a hardness and TDS test. In Paseos homes, where tap readings can differ from the published valley average, skipping the test means the replacement membrane and pre-filter stages may be mismatched to actual conditions, shortening service life and leaving taste problems unresolved.
Summerlin's master association and village sub-associations actively review exterior changes under Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 116. A softener or conditioning unit placed on a side yard or exterior wall visible from the street can require association approval before installation. Association approval and a City of Las Vegas building permit are separate tracks, and both may apply to the same installation.
Some Paseos homes retain original brass fittings or angle stops installed at construction. Without a first-draw lead and copper test, an owner adding whole-house filtration or an RO system has no baseline for what is leaching from interior plumbing during non-use. The result determines whether point-of-use treatment at the kitchen tap is warranted in addition to any main-line equipment.
As of September 2026, enforceable EPA limits covered PFOA and PFOS at 4 parts per trillion each, with proposed changes to limits for other compounds still not finalized. A Paseos homeowner ordering PFAS screening without confirming which compounds the lab panel includes may receive results that do not address the compounds currently under review, making the screening less useful for deciding whether filtration is needed.
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A softener is the only common home treatment that actually removes calcium and magnesium from your water. Active Plumbing sizes the unit to your household and hardness, installs it with a bypass, brine tank and properly discharged drain line, and sets the regeneration schedule before we leave. You get a written price before work starts.
Learn more →Whole-house filtration treats water where it enters the home, so showers, laundry and every faucet get filtered water. In the valley that usually means a sediment stage and an activated carbon stage to remove chlorine taste and odor. Active Plumbing designs the system around your water and flow, and gives a written price before work starts.
Learn more →Las Vegas Valley water is safe and treated, but it is very hard, and that shows up in taste, cloudy ice and scaled kettles. A reverse osmosis system at the kitchen sink removes most of the dissolved minerals from the water you drink and cook with. Active Plumbing installs the unit, the faucet, the drain connection and any ice maker line, and gives you a written price before work starts.
Learn more →Testing at the tap tells you two things the utility's own reports cannot: what your home's pipes add to the water, and how hard your water actually is at your address. Active Plumbing collects the sample following lab protocol, sends it to a certified laboratory and walks you through the report. If treatment would help, we tell you which kind, and if it would not, we say so.
Learn more →A salt-free conditioner does not remove the calcium and magnesium in valley water. It changes how those minerals behave so less of them sticks to pipes, heater tanks and fixtures as scale. Active Plumbing explains plainly what a conditioner will and will not do before you decide, and gives a written price before work starts.
Learn more →The water leaving the treatment plant is not always the water that reaches your glass. Lead and copper usually come from the plumbing inside a home - solder, brass fittings and corroding pipe - so the only meaningful test is one taken at your tap. Active Plumbing collects samples properly, has them analyzed by a certified laboratory and explains what the numbers mean for your plumbing.
Learn more →PFAS are measured in parts per trillion, so a reliable result depends on careful collection and a certified laboratory. Active Plumbing takes PFAS samples at your tap or well using the lab's containers and handling protocol, then walks you through each compound in the report. If treatment makes sense, we explain your options before anything is installed.
Learn more →Call (702) 438-3357. We confirm household size, hardness and whether there is a softener loop or the supply needs rerouting.
We recommend a unit capacity matched to your use and give a written price before work starts.
We tie in the softener with a bypass valve, set the brine tank and run the drain line to an air gap.
We program regeneration, check that treated water is soft, explain salt top-ups, and follow up after the job.
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Local Tips
Before scheduling a water softener or filtration installation in The Paseos, confirm from the parcel whether your address sits inside the City of Las Vegas. Most Paseos addresses fall under City of Las Vegas jurisdiction, but the boundary does not follow village names, and the permit counter differs if it does not.
If your Paseos home has a tankless water heater and you are adding water treatment, plan for descaling on a regular interval regardless of what treatment you install. Treatment reduces scale load but does not eliminate the need for periodic maintenance on a unit working in 16-grain water.
Order a hardness and TDS test from your own tap rather than relying on the published valley average of about 16 grains per gallon. Your reading may differ, and a softener or conditioner sized on the average rather than your actual number will regenerate or perform on the wrong schedule.
If you are adding a salt-free conditioner to a seasonal or second property in The Paseos, confirm the unit can be installed where the main line is accessible without a nearby drain. No regeneration cycle and no salt to top up makes it practical for a home that sits empty for stretches.
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We put in a water softener and RO under the sink. Our water was 28 grains - they tested it first and sized everything right. No sales pitch, just showed us the numbers. Install was clean, permit pulled. Drinking water is finally decent. Happy customer.
Lisa C.
Downtown Las Vegas
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A cracked yard hydrant was wasting water at the dog run. Frost-free hydrant on a new lateral with a drain gravel pit. We were in Scotch Eighty, Las Vegas. The run is dry except when we choose to water.
Esme M.
Scotch Eighty, Las Vegas
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The upstairs shower went scalding when a toilet filled. A pressure-balance cartridge and new stops behind the trim. That call was from Westleigh. Kids can shower while someone flushes now.
Finn N.
Westleigh, Las Vegas
Google review, June 2026
The Paseos is in the City of Las Vegas, ZIP 89138, so permitted work generally goes through the City of Las Vegas building department. Because Summerlin spans both the city and unincorporated Clark County and the boundary does not follow village names, we confirm the jurisdiction for your address before any permitted job.
Usually not. Homes here were plumbed in copper or PEX, with no galvanized, cast iron or polybutylene. The work at this age is mostly equipment - water heaters, expansion tanks, pressure regulators, recirculation pumps and original connectors - rather than the pipe itself.
Tank water heater installation typically runs $800 to $1,500 in the Las Vegas Valley, and tankless water heater installation $1,500 to $3,500. These are typical ranges, not a quote. Active Plumbing gives a written price before work starts.
Many homes in The Paseos were built with a stubbed softener loop in the garage that was never connected. It gives a straightforward place to install a softener or other treatment system, which helps water heaters and fixtures cope with water at about 280 parts per million.
It can be, as long as you plan for upkeep. In water this hard a tankless heater needs descaling on a regular interval, or performance drops. An exterior unit can also need Summerlin design review, so check with your association before mounting one on an outside wall.
Active Plumbing is open 24/7, and technicians arrive in 30 to 60 minutes anywhere in the valley, including The Paseos and western Summerlin.
Yes. Tankless units have narrow heat exchanger passages that scale faster than a tank in 16-grain water. A whole-house softener or salt-free conditioner reduces that scale load, and the heater still needs periodic descaling on a regular interval regardless of treatment. Recommending a tankless upgrade without addressing the water quality is how a homeowner ends up with a performance problem within a couple of years.
In some cases, yes. A salt-free conditioner needs no drain connection and no brine tank, so it can be placed on the main line in a garage location where running a drain line for a softener would be difficult or expensive. It does not remove hardness minerals the way an ion-exchange softener does, but it reduces scale buildup in heaters and fixtures, which is the main concern for equipment longevity in a home of this age.
PFAS screening typically runs $150 to $350 in the Las Vegas Valley, depending on the number of sample points and the laboratory panel. The result is compared against current EPA limits, which as of September 2026 set enforceable levels for PFOA and PFOS at 4 parts per trillion each, with proposed changes to other compound limits still not finalized. The screening tells you whether an under-sink RO unit or other filtration is warranted at your specific tap.
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