Real Texas Plumbing – Heating and Air is a licensed plumbing and HVAC company, family-owned since 2018, serving Leander homeowners from our shops in Lago Vista and Lakeway. We repair and replace water heaters, air conditioners, heat pumps and furnaces, and we fix leaks, drains, faucets, toilets and water softeners. We work on homes only, Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon. Call (512) 662-2949.

Licensed in Texas

Responsible Master Plumber license RMP44420 and TDLR air conditioning contractor license TACLA22663C. You get a written price before any work starts. Our $65 trip charge is applied toward the work when you go ahead.

What Leander homeowners call us about most

Leander's water comes from Lake Travis, and the city's 2023 water quality report lists hardness at 189 ppm, roughly 11 grains per gallon. That is hard water. It builds scale inside tank and tankless water heaters, clogs faucet aerators and wears out shower valves. A tank that rumbles, a tankless unit throwing scale codes, or a crust around your faucets all point to minerals. A water softener and regular flushing slow it down. The city also disinfects with chloramine, which can wear rubber parts like toilet flappers faster, so a toilet that keeps running is often a ten-dollar part.

Leander has grown fast, so many homes here are on their first or second round of equipment. Summers keep an AC running for months, and the repairs we hear about most are failed capacitors, frozen coils, refrigerant leaks and clogged condensate drains.

What your home's age usually means

Here is what homes of each era in Leander most commonly need. This is based on when each neighborhood was built, not on our job history.

Mason Creek, North Creek and Block House Creek. Parts of these neighborhoods date to the mid-1980s and 1990s. Homes built before the mid-1990s can have polybutylene supply lines, which are known to fail, so a leak or low pressure deserves a real look at the piping. Water heaters and AC systems here have usually been replaced at least once already, and aging shutoff valves, toilet parts and faucets are common calls.

Westwood. Built from 2000 to 2010. Original builder-grade AC systems are at or past 15 years, which makes this the big AC replacement wave. Water heaters have usually been replaced once.

Connellys Crossing and Larkspur. Built from about 2015 and 2017. Tank water heaters are in the middle of their life and starting to collect scale, so a softener now can protect what you have. Thermostat swaps and water pressure checks are common.

Valley Vista, Wildleaf, Mockingbird Park and Bar W Ranch. Built from 2018 on. Equipment is often still under builder or manufacturer warranty, so check that before you call anyone. When it isn't, the usual calls are thermostats, water pressure, new faucets and fixtures, and adding a softener or filter.

Plumbing services in Leander

Water heaters, tank and tankless, repair and replacement. Water softeners, installation and repair. Leaks and broken pipes, including leak detection and repiping. Drain cleaning for kitchen, bath and main lines. Faucets, toilets and garbage disposals, repair and installation. Gas lines. Tank water heater replacement runs $2,200 to $4,400 installed.

Heating and AC services in Leander

AC repair and AC replacement sized to your home. Heat pump and furnace repair and replacement. Spring AC tune-ups and fall heating tune-ups. Ductless mini-splits for additions, garages and hard-to-cool rooms. Thermostat installation. Indoor air quality, including UV lights and whole-home air purification.

When something goes wrong after hours

We don't run overnight dispatch. If a pipe is leaking, shut off the water at the main and call when we open. For an AC that quit on a hot afternoon, call us before 8 p.m. and we'll book the next available visit.

Call Real Texas Plumbing in Leander

You'll know the price before we start. Call (512) 662-2949.