Polybutylene

If you’ve discovered that your home has polybutylene pipes, it can be a scramble trying to figure out what to do about this ticking time bomb. Replacing part or all …

I recently purchased a new home. Circumstances meant that I didn’t get a proper look at the place before I bought it, and I now face a few more renovations …

Polybutylene (PolyB) crimp rings seem to be much harder to source alone (not as part of an adapter set) than PEX rings. As such, it would be so much more …

Property disclosure statement for existing polybutylene pipes in residential houses

Polybutylene pipes, although they seemed like a miracle product that was both flexible and strong, experienced massive failures a decade or so after installation in many homes. Failure is inevitable, so …

The polybutylene (PB or Poly-B) piping boom began in the 1970s and spanned over two decades until the faults of the material were discovered. It was installed in millions of …

In the 1970s and 1980s, polybutylene (also called Poly-B or PB) pipe was commonly used in North American plumbing. PB pipe, made of plastic resin, was popular because it was …