Emergency service calls on polybutylene plumbing leaks dropped significantly in March and now in the beginning of April. I cannot explain this phenomenon, however I suspect, the poor economy is fueling the ambition of more DIY repairs. I have seen a large increase in floods caused by DIY repairs, mainly due to improper installation of couplings and my favorite, Home Depot selling repair coupling for polybutylene and PVC that are not rated for the proper pressure application, and simply pop off hours later. Water heater replacements jumped up in March and then a rash of 20 sewage ejector pump failures came in over a 2 week period. Polybutylene failures typically start to accelerate around the end of April and normally slow down toward the end of the year as temperatures start to drop. We our currently running our crews at 90% capacity, which is great considering 3 local plumbing contractors just shut there doors due to lack of work (they did mostly new construction work)
Mike Whitman
Atlantis Plumbing
770-505-8570
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Thank you
I think that do it yourself repairs can save money but I think that it is always better to ask the help of plumbers in fixing pipe leaks since they usually have more experience in fixing them and they usually do a good job in fixing pipe leaks. The post gave me an insight when Polybutylene pipe leaks usually occur.
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