Aqua Cat Plumbing
& Water Treatment
Prescott • Sedona • Phoenix, AZ
(480) 228-8282
Pure Water. Elevated Living.
Whole-house filtration, water softeners, reverse osmosis, arsenic & PFAS removal — installed by a plumbing professional with 32 years of experience in Yavapai County.
Prescott • Sedona • Prescott Valley
30 seconds · No email required · Personalized to your home
Comprehensive filtration systems for crystal-clear, safe water throughout your home.
Specialized treatment for hard water and removal of harmful contaminants.
Well water testing, bacteria & sediment filtration, pressure tank service, and arsenic removal for Prescott-area private wells.
Fast, reliable response for plumbing needs during business hours.
Pure Water. Elevated Living.
Serving Prescott • Sedona • Flagstaff • Phoenix Metro • All of Yavapai & Maricopa County
Homeowners from Prescott to Phoenix choose us for deep local expertise, transparent pricing, and water treatment systems built for Arizona's unique challenges.
We test your water before recommending any system. No guesswork, no upselling — just honest solutions based on what your water actually needs.
We know Prescott's water chemistry inside and out — elevated arsenic, hard water minerals, seasonal well fluctuations. We're built for Arizona.
Owner Neil Staiger has 32 years of Arizona plumbing experience. Every job is done right, to code, the first time.
When you need plumbing help, we typically respond in 30 to 90 minutes for Prescott and Sedona addresses. Call during business hours (7 AM - 7 PM, Monday - Saturday).
Real installations from Prescott and Sedona homes. Quality craftsmanship you can trust.
Arizona homeowners honest pricing, water treatment that fits the home, and plumbing done right the first time. Your review helps neighbors in Prescott find an honest plumber.
Responsive, gave a reasonable quote, and even got the job done on a Sunday. His response time and quality of work is second to none.
The best and most prompt plumber I could have picked. Neil fixed the issue quickly and the pricing was fair.
Neil is a very well versed and knowledgeable plumber. His response time and quality of work is second to none. Highly recommend.
Reviewed on Google, Thumbtack, Yelp, and BBB by Arizona homeowners we've worked with.
I can highly recommend Aqua Cat and Neil. He treated my small project as if it was an important project. Responsive, gave a reasonable quote, and even got the job done on a Sunday. His response time and quality of work is second to none.
Mark O.
Verified Thumbtack review
The best and most prompt plumber I could have picked. Everyone else I called was scheduling for a week away — too long to go without hot water. Neil fixed the issue quickly and the pricing was fair.
Bonnie W.
Verified Thumbtack review
Neil is a very well versed and knowledgeable plumber who understands the needs of the customer. His response time and quality of work is second to none. I highly recommend him.
Conrad F.
Verified Thumbtack review
Yes — Prescott water is hard. Northern Arizona's water typically tests between 7 and 30+ grains per gallon, well above the 7 gpg threshold the U.S. Geological Survey classifies as "hard." That's why scale forms quickly on faucets, soap won't lather, and water heaters fail years early without softening. A whole-house water softener is the standard fix.
Prescott water is hard (7–30+ grains per gallon) and many private wells across Yavapai County contain elevated arsenic, manganese, iron, or PFAS. Untreated, hard water destroys appliances and ages plumbing 30–50% faster, and arsenic above the EPA's 10 ppb limit is a long-term health risk. Whole-house filtration plus targeted softening or arsenic removal solves both. We recommend every water-treatment customer start with a $179 Premium Water Test (third-party lab through SimpleLab). The test panel identifies exactly what's in the water so the system is sized to the actual chemistry.
Water softener installation in Prescott typically runs $1,800 to $5,500, fully installed. Cost depends on system capacity (grain rating), salt-based vs. salt-free, and whether existing pre-plumbing is in place. Aqua Cat installs Charger Water Products systems and includes a 2-year parts-and-labor warranty. See our water softener installation page for sizing and pricing.
Whole-house water filtration systems in the Prescott area typically range from $1,500 to $5,000 fully installed. The price depends on the contaminants you're targeting — basic sediment and chlorine carbon filtration is at the low end, while combined arsenic, PFAS, or iron removal pushes higher. Whole-home reverse osmosis runs $5,000 to $15,000+. We size every system from your $179 lab water test — no upsells.
A typical residential water softener installation in Prescott takes 2 to 4 hours from arrival to system test. If your home already has the loop pre-plumbed near the water heater, we're closer to 2 hours. Homes that need new copper or PEX tied in, or a drain line and outlet added, are closer to 4. We schedule mornings or early afternoons so the system is fully online before evening water use.
The only way to know is a certified lab test — arsenic is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. In Yavapai and Pinal Counties, peer-reviewed sampling found over 40% of private wells exceed the EPA's 10 ppb arsenic limit, with some Cornville-area wells testing up to 952 µg/L. Aqua Cat's $179 Premium Water Test detects arsenic plus 30+ contaminants. If you're on a private well, test annually. See our arsenic removal page for treatment options.
Aqua Cat is open Monday through Saturday, 7 AM to 7 PM, and we offer priority same-day service for water emergencies and burst-pipe calls. Call (480) 228-8282 to schedule a water test, water-softener install, or plumbing repair. We confirm appointment windows by text the morning of the visit so you don't lose half a day.
Aqua Cat serves every Arizona community within a 2-hour drive of Prescott. That covers all of Yavapai County (Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Dewey-Humboldt, Sedona, Cottonwood, Camp Verde, Cornville), Flagstaff and Williams in Coconino County, and the full Phoenix metro in Maricopa County (Phoenix, Scottsdale, Glendale, Surprise, Peoria, Goodyear, Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe). See our full service-area map.
Aqua Cat is one person: Neil Staiger, water treatment specialist with 32 years of plumbing experience. He answers the phone, walks every install personally, quotes the job, and warranties the work himself. No middlemen between the customer and the technician.
The bigger AZ water companies — Culligan, Clear Water Concepts, American Home Water — have far more employees and far more reviews between them. Aqua Cat's pitch is different: flat-rate or hourly pricing published on the site, no commissioned sales staff, and the person you talked to is the person who does the install.
Neil uses modern AI tools daily to track Charger product updates, AZDHS arsenic data, EPA contaminant revisions, Pentair PFAS certifications, and peer-reviewed Yavapai well-water research. Every system is spec'd against current documentation — not what was taught 30 years ago.
This website was built collaboratively with AI and is continuously updated to reflect today's product lineup, pricing, and Arizona water-quality data.
Order the $179 Premium Water Test (through SimpleLab, third-party certified). Once results are back, Aqua Cat designs a system custom-sized to what's actually in your water — guaranteeing it works as intended.
