Poly b piping

[kkttsang]

So many homes from the 80s to the 90s use these poly b piping, and the water reacts with the material causing leaks, so they say.

Post 90s they use copper joints which helps a bit, and I've heard it's all about how well it's install too.

My home has this just wondering if anyone else does and if any problem with it?

[Hondaracer]

its not so much the piping but the joints that experience erosion

Also, all the materials are not created equal lol.. some batches have the compounds which are susceptible to erosion, while others do not.

I attended a seminar on this subject a few years back, i forget most of the details but i could probably dig up some of the material.

Basically, it was a major problem in the states due to a large amount of the shotty product going there from China etc. Canada it was a lot more hit and miss.

Problem is, if it all starts to go, then you're in pretty deep. Otherwise, i think it would be far cheaper to just fix problems as they arise, if at all then go out of your way to replace the whole system.

[fliptuner]

Mine does and no, no problems, yet, unless you count not being able to get insurance coverage should there be a leak. But you can bet as soon as any renovations happen in the basement, the ceiling's coming down and the whole house is getting re-piped.

[kkttsang]

I disclosed it to td insurance company and there was still no premium.

That's good to hear. Fingers cross

[sleepywheel]

I have poly b in my heating system with baseboard heaters. Luckily the only poly b that was used is embedded into the floor where it is the return line from the far end of the house to the boiler. The problem with poly b is that it allowed oxygen to enter into the water system and rusted out the boiler. The rust was so bad that I had 2 plugged return lines out of three. I was able to clear one of them with air pressure and a plumbers snake. The quest fittings are questionable too, mine leaked and damaged the drywall. My neighbour wasn't so lucky, he spent piles of money replacing walls and floors after it leaked while they were away.

My insurance company never refused to insure me either.

I got tired of replacing pumps and clearing the lines so I had a heat exchanger put in along with a new boiler. Now the oxygen is kept away from the boiler and hopefully no more problems.

[1mcoupe]

As long as the poly b hasn't been exposed to any light you should be ok. its always good to double check though.

to be safe, i would eventually swap it all out to pex.

poly b is no longer available and illegal to install.