ive got recalled polybutylene pipes in my 90s

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Anon09/17/26, 18:41No.3008617

As long as you didn’t drink any of the water, or cook with it, or wash your clothes with it, you’ll be fine.

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Anon09/17/26, 18:59No.3008621

Just re-pipe the place. That is the solution. Get some quotes from 3-5 plumbers. The numbers they give you is how fucked you are. Don't replace it with PEX or you will be back here in 10-20 years.

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Anon09/17/26, 19:06No.3008624

There are tons of theories for why polyb failed, some say it was the fittings, some say it was manufacturing related, some say it's the water quality (chlorine apparently)Nobody knows, but it's survived this long, it's probably ok.

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Anon09/17/26, 19:18No.3008625

Do PEX. It is so cheap you can't afford not to.

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Anon09/17/26, 20:50No.3008638

Any kind of plastic pipe means you are cucked. Enjoy your female breasts hormone water and flooded house and ugly shit wobbly pipes. Get autistic and have straight line pipes. Lovely copper pipes very nice. Oh it costs a tiny bit more? What are you poor? It's plumbing a house one off cost. Aka investment. If pex was 10% of the cost to install ofcopper I'd get it. But it's not it's like 90%.

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Anon09/17/26, 22:24No.3008645

just looked, I have Thompson FlowGuard Gold CPVC pipes, house built in '96

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Anon09/18/26, 18:26No.3008742

At this point? If it hasn't blown, it probably won't. Are you on well water? Most of what I heard was that polybutylene was attacked by the chlorine in municipal water, specifically in the elbows where the material was stressed from being formed. Without chlorine it should be fine.

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Anon09/19/26, 18:12No.3008830

PP gang hereYou guys suck dick

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Anon09/20/26, 05:21No.3008903

Very. Just burn the house down and start from scratch on Monday.

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Anon09/20/26, 13:13No.3008929

Are they actually recalled or are they just on the banned construction list? I imagine if they're recalled, you should be compensated.

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Anon09/22/26, 16:31No.3009149

Is there a reason you couldn't use braided flexible pipes for water supply instead of copper or plastic? Like the kind that feed the toilet, but larger diameter?

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Anon09/22/26, 18:14No.3009161

It seems it was recalled because they slowly disintegrate with the crap they put in town water. As long as you are on a well, you're fine. If you're on town water, you're already fucked so what does it matter.

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Anon09/29/26, 21:35No.3009972

When Qest begins to leak it's usually just a pinhole, so you can fix it when needed if you're comfortable with that.You can get poly to pex couplings at any box store. You'll need a crimping tool though.

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Anon10/03/26, 13:53No.3010279

>I've got recalled polybutylene pipes in my 90s home >How fucked am I Not too badly fucked, anon Just sharkbite (or generic) them to PEX when they leak (might have 1 leak every few years)

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