We bought a house with the same and found out during the inspection

The inspector pulled me aside and whispered that he found poly throughout. At the time, I didn't have a clue what that was. The first house ever that I did not check the plumbing prior to submitting a contract. Shame on me, long story. I did hire a plumber prior to our move in, and ripped every piece of that crap out and replaced with pex. Really hard to retrofit a home with copper after walls up. That was 10 years ago and so far so good. They took poly off the market years ago, class action suites, etc, etc. A mess. Btw, I am not a plumber.

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Posted: 05/21/2020 at 7:29PM

Contract on a new house that has polybutylene pipes. -- Air-Ic 05/21/2020 7:16PM

Former polymer chemist here...I wouldnt buy it either. ** -- Wo xin Hokie 05/22/2020 09:31AM

I wonder what the next new "wonder" building material to be recalled -- EDGEMAN 05/22/2020 08:28AM

Love the house? Buy it. -- SavannaHokie 05/22/2020 07:25AM

Get a concession to replace, and then get a Mac ** -- LonghornHokie 05/22/2020 03:15AM

Not a plumber but I wouldn't buy it ** -- Synaesthesia 05/21/2020 11:53PM

A quick google say some insurance companies will not insure the house ** -- VaTechie 05/21/2020 11:33PM

Forgot about that part but true ** -- HokiesBill48 05/22/2020 10:30AM

Not sure how they find out but maybe after the fact they deny claims. ** -- HokiesBill48 05/22/2020 10:51AM

I have heard it was more a problem with the fittings vs the pipe -- HOKIE 05/21/2020 10:41PM

My leak occurred in the line at the output of the hot water heater. -- AZHokie59 05/22/2020 09:38AM

Heard the same. And they don't leak, they burst without warning** -- HokiesBill48 05/21/2020 11:03PM

Chlorine in water compromises integrity over time. It will get brittle and -- IB4TECH 05/21/2020 10:00PM

Walk. No run. Sprint. No -- Spudnut 05/21/2020 9:43PM

Seems like a potential problem. maybe negotiate for replace / reduction in -- VT law 05/21/2020 8:58PM

My house originally had poly when I bought it in 1994. Couple years ago it -- AZHokie59 05/21/2020 7:43PM

If you can use a single knob shower control, Moen makes a pressure balanced -- Galenahokie 05/22/2020 10:16AM

Good info, I can always convert to a single faucet. BTW, I was a Femoyer -- AZHokie59 05/22/2020 2:16PM

+1. If I ever build a new house, it will have a manifold system. -- MP4VT2004 05/21/2020 8:43PM

Replumbed a hundred year old house with PEX -- Tafkam Hokie 05/22/2020 10:22AM

Had mine completely replaced under some kinda recall/redo in 2000? ** -- ColoVT82 05/21/2020 7:32PM

Good for you, I missed it. ** -- AZHokie59 05/21/2020 7:44PM

We bought a house with the same and found out during the inspection -- HokiesBill48 05/21/2020 7:29PM

We bought a house with the same and found out during the inspection

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