More home ownership joys.

[YakkoWarner]

I think <think> that is what we had in our Florida house. Had a small leak in the bathroom and as I was moaning about it someone said, "I think there is a class action lawsuit about that." Sure enough, we got the house replumbed. The crew (in 2004 or so) was from Alabama and had been at it for 8 years - and figured they had at least 12 to go.

Yes there was a class action lawsuit about that stuff - unfortunately I didn't find out about the problem OR the class action until after the filing deadline had passed, so no remedy for me. I just had to get a friend to help me run bypass lines under the house and just abandon all the original polybutylene...not the finest craftmanship by any stretch but beats coming home to leaks on a regular basis.

 

[JPSmit]

Yes there was a class action lawsuit about that stuff - unfortunately I didn't find out about the problem OR the class action until after the filing deadline had passed, so no remedy for me. I just had to get a friend to help me run bypass lines under the house and just abandon all the original polybutylene...not the finest craftmanship by any stretch but beats coming home to leaks on a regular basis.

sorry you missed the deadline - but, yes, having a reliable system is most important for sure

 

[DrEntropy]

When folks find out you can sweat copper pipe, you become quite popular.

 

[Gliderman8]

Dodged another nightmare….
I was at the gym this morning when I received the alert below on my phone:

Thankfully the water detector shut off the main water supply and there was only a small amount on the floor.
The problem? The toilet in an upstairs bathroom overflowed. It’s all fixed now.

 

[John Turney]