Home Inspection - What Are The Problems With Polybutylene Pipes?

[@chrislgarner4927]

Great. It seems as though we have poly B with the original compression fittings. Just another thing the inspector failed to warn us about 🙄

[@wildwoodtop]

does well water damage polybutylene pipe

[@raymondlee4612]

The pipe is fine, it's the connectors and these come in two varieties, good and bad. Had Poly-b in my house for 20 yrs, no problem.

[@VinylToVideo]

Also there are different brands. “Qest” seems to be bad while “Bow” perhaps a little better.

[@corniss]

I am going on 40 years and getting pinhole leaks now. Not leaking at fittings but the pb pipe itself.

[@VinylToVideo]

@@corniss Copper or bust.

[@RussellBettsgogov]

Excellent video. Thanks.

[@Ckom-Tunes]

Had it in a new home back in the 90s. With in two years it had failed in so many places we had to replace the entire system. That’s something you never want to have to go through.

[@wcjcnc]

The house we live in was plumbed with polybutylene pipe I’m guessing right after it hit the market. It has never leaked. Not once. I get under the house at least twice a year to check for leaks. All fixtures and appliances are attached with shark bite fittings and none of them have ever leaked either. I’m thinking about replacing all my piping anyway because I’m afraid my luck is going to run out and it’s going to start leaking EVERYWHERE all at once.

[@mr.mediocregamer9653]

Did you replace your piping yet?

[@wcjcnc]

@@mr.mediocregamer9653 Hell no. I don’t have time to do anything. There are still no leaks. Thank goodness

[@mr.mediocregamer9653]

@@wcjcnc I just bought a townhouse and it's full of the stuff. I'm a new home buyer so I didn't understand the ramifications of what the house inspector was saying to me. He said it "may" need to be replaced one day. The house is 29 years old and now I'm terrified I'm going to wake up to a flood with a burst pipe. I'm looking into replacing it all with PEX if I can afford to do it.... Thanks for the quick reply.

[@alanhaberstick2596]

If your house had it already in it before 1995 you don't have to replace it, correct?

[@WalterKnox]

good thing we have well water

[@elBusDriverKC]

The only good Poly-B is the stuff that never got installed anywhere.......

[@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305]

Buying a house with 14 acres in va.. built in 93.. noticed it had polybutalene pipes in it.. but they seemed leak free... its on a well as well.. not chlorinated water.. i read the city tap water is whwt mainly causes this issue ? Th3 house has those copper metal fittings on the 3rd pic

[@JMichellePhillipsRisingthunder]

I have been living in my rental for ten years and I never had so many damn problems with water pipe pinhole leaks and breaks in my life. From June to September I started getting higher electric bills and my landlord was complaining about the water bill come to find out the pinhole leaks that we couldn't find finally busted a month apart of each other, we found them then. Sad to say both were hot water heater lines. My total bill for the electric came to $1,798.15. My landlord still haven't replaced the pipes and last night another break happened and this time it flooded my bathroom in my master bedroom. I am beyond ready to move out and I will personally check the plumbing before renting another place. This shit sucks!!!!

[@doylee469]

Jeannie Michelle Phillips dang I hope you kicked that place to the curb by now.

[@gina4319]

here's a bib, have some milk and cookies 🎅 ​

[@VinylToVideo]

Copper or bust. Would even put in copper drain pipes if I could afford it. None of that cheap plastic shit.

[@billybarnwell9123]

I'm working on a house now that the line from the meter to the house is about a 1/4 mile long and had several spots bust

[@khall187]

Why did the vid stop so abruptly? TD!

[@boredpeep]

A stand up crawl space? Must be nice.

[@leathercheerio1]

More like an unfinished basement

[@terry717dill5]

i'm having that problem right now in my living room, i just found out the pipes are polybutylene

[@JustinCrediblename]

schedule 80 pvc - all I've seen is grey

[@TheNimshew]

Rodents love to chew on it!

[@carlyonbay45]

Are these Canadian ? 😳

[@notcharles]

lousy quality.

[@davidziegler9206]

I can think of a few names that roll off the tongue. Grey **** for instance. Red man homes sold me a manufactured home full of that junk in 1995 (96 model) Now I have a sieve on my hands. Perfect!