Polybutylene Supply Piping
Polybutylene Supply Piping is a plumbing defect common in south-central Minnesota homes. Often uninsurable; a major buyer-negotiation item in affected homes.
Polybutylene Supply Piping is a plumbing defect common in south-central Minnesota homes. Often uninsurable; a major buyer-negotiation item in affected homes.
What we find.
Polybutylene Supply Piping as found on a south-central Minnesota inspection
As foundDocumented◂▸What causes polybutylene supply piping?
Gray plastic supply pipe (≈1978–95) that becomes brittle and fails at the fittings.
What we check
Visible piping runs, fitting type, prior failures or partial repipes.
Why it matters
Often uninsurable; a major buyer-negotiation item in affected homes.
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