| There are many reasons why you may be looking into | | | | such as elbows, adapters and what fitting need to be |
| copper re-piping for your home, but perhaps the main | | | | threaded or not. |
| reason is that you may have found a leak in your | | | | You will want to clean the fittings and the pipe, then |
| home or your water pressure has dropped drastically. | | | | you will need to use a flux paste, which is an acid that |
| Either way, once you have decided to do a copper re | | | | cleans the copper making it solder able. If you are not |
| pipe job in your home, you will need to decide on what | | | | familiar with soldering then you may want to check |
| is the best repair for you to do. This simple copper | | | | with some local companies to see if they can give you |
| Repiping guide should walk you through some of the | | | | some pointers or consult a plumbing company. |
| basics to get you going in the right direction. | | | | Cleaning is the most important part before soldering. |
| Copper Re piping is used to replace existing pipes that | | | | Once you have cut the existing pipes and solder in the |
| may have rusted or deteriorated over the years. Most | | | | new copper Re piping, your job is complete. Double |
| homes built over 25 years ago were piped with iron | | | | check, to assure that you have the cold water |
| pipes, or galvanized pipes, which were covered with a | | | | connected to the cold water pipe and the hot water |
| zinc coating. Over a period of time the zinc on the | | | | connected to the hot water pipe. |
| pipes would break down causing the pipes to rust. | | | | With how extensive copper Re-piping can be, it may |
| Once this process happens it becomes necessary to | | | | be wise to leave it to the professionals. There are |
| change to copper repipe. Copper Re-piping is an | | | | many plumbing companies out there to choose from. |
| extensive job and should not be taken lightly. | | | | You will want to call several and have them come |
| If you choose to do the repairs yourself, then you will | | | | over to assess the problems and give you a quote. It |
| need to know some of the basics to get you started. | | | | is always best to get several quotes and check the |
| When starting your copper repipe job you will want to | | | | quality or work from the companies you are |
| make sure that you know where the existing pipe | | | | considering. You can also check with the Better |
| pattern is and make the new copper pipe match the | | | | business Bureau to see if the company has had any |
| old piping. You will want to run the copper piping right | | | | complaints filed. It does not have to cost a small |
| along side of the existing pipes as this will make the | | | | fortune to do a copper re pipe job in your home. Just |
| whole copper Repiping much easier. Make sure you | | | | weigh the options and the pros and cons of doing the |
| have the right amount of fittings that you will need | | | | job on your own or hiring someone to do the job. |