Repipe Plumbing Service Boca Raton

Repipe plumbing service from polybutylene to Pex pipe is provide by Hardenburgh Plumbing; Polybutylene pipe has been around for over 40 years to replace copper which was very costly at the time.

In the 1970s new advances in plumbing were made available. PVC replaced cast-iron pipe used for sanitary systems and residential and commercial usage. Still today PVC is used for clean and irrigation systems for the home.

Polybutylene pipe came out about the same time. It was flexible, cheaper and labor costs were a lot less.

 

Polybutylene discontinued in the mid-90s because of manufacturing defects. The defects were identified as the rings got older they would tend to split causing massive leaks in homes which met flooding.

Repipe Plumbing Service with Pex Pipe

Pex pipe is something of the same order, but the materials have lasted a long time and presents no problems.

 

When a homeowner is getting ready to purchase a house, he must ask if the home has any polybutylene pipe anywhere.

 

How do you find out if you have polybutylene pipe in your house?

The first thing you can do is to check the water heater is the piping in the back wall seems to be loose, if your house built in the 1980s there’s a good chance it could be in your home.

The second way is to check in the attic to see if you can see great piping running in the ceiling polybutylene is gray in color and flexible so you can’t miss it. It is essential that you do try to remove the piping before the nightmare occurs.

Nowadays you can replace the pipe with Pex pipe or CPVC they work well, and there are no complaints because it has been used for many years. The homeowner must ask the insurance company if they can help with the cost of replacing the polybutylene pipe to eliminate future floods in the house.

Hardenburgh Plumbing  will give you a free inspection to check for polybutylene pipe and to know if you need  a repipe plumbing service, call us we are available 24/7 to help you, (561) 968-0000 😀