Builder Insight 16 - Alternatives to Domestic Water Re-Piping

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Builder Insight 16 - Alternatives to Domestic Water Re-Piping

 

Some B.C. municipalities, including the City of Vancouver, are known to have aggressive water which is corrosive to copper pipes and often leads to premature copper pipe failures (usually in domestic hot water systems). This bulletin compares two alternatives to residential multi-unit re-piping: epoxy pipe lining and water management systems.