 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Atlanta Polybutylene Plumber Service
Polybutylene piping became popular when developed by a
large oil company into a material used for transporting
potable water, as well as other liquids. This product
was inexpensive to produce. It could be made in large
quantity and it was readily available. In fact, it is
still being used today for many applications in the residential,
commercial, and industrial world. It found its fault,
however, in its use as residential water piping.
Gray and blue are the
two main types of polybutylene pipe. Gray polybutylene pipe was used inside
homes to build the potable water systems transporting
water to showers, tubs, faucets, toilets, as well as the
rest of the house. It ran through walls, attics, floors,
and under concrete slabs. Blue polybutylene pipe was used as main water
service lines. It carried water from the water meter to
the house, running underground. Both piping materials seemed to
be the hot new development in the industry, but several
years later, the polybutylene waterlines began splitting,
breaking, and pitting. This happened often with pressure
or temperature changes, but happened sometimes for no
reason at all, so it seemed. It was time for an atlanta plumbing service to start repairing these. We have replaced over 25,000 polybutylene lines in the Atlanta area over the last 25 years.
Several polybutylene theories exist as to why the product failed
with endless amounts of recalls and insurance claims.
The most common theory is that during the formulation process
for the piping, a chemical was left out of the plastic
mixture, therefore, weakening it against extended exposure
to chlorine. Although it may be hard to taste, there is
a quite significant amount of harmless chlorine in drinking
water. This procedure is done to keep the water free from
harmful contaminants or chemicals. It also removes most
of the impurities, and is present in all drinking water.
After many years, however, polybutylene began to lose
its tolerance for the chemical and began degrading, which
eventually led to breaking. Outside, it broke underground
(blue), and broke inside in the walls, under cabinets,
under the slab (gray), usually at the connections or joints.
The developing company was forced to pay for hundreds
of thousands of homes to be completely re-piped, losing
billions in a class-action lawsuit. We, as the Atlanta
plumber specializing in the re-piping of homes,
have performed thousands of these repairs ourselves.
Although the lawsuit is officially over, many homes still
contain the polybutylene piping, and are just now beginning to
experience problems. If you are aware of this product
in your home, do not wait for a disaster. Call us now
and set up an appointment for a free estimate for the
replacement of this faulty product. The product WILL fail.
It is only a matter of time! |
|
 |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
 |
|
 |
|
