The whole house
Replacing every supply line in the house at once means opening walls at chosen access points and running new pipe to each fixture. This route suits a house where more than one run is failing.
Repiping and Water Line Replacement in Caldwell
New supply pipes can go in throughout the house or in one section, and a new water service line can be run in from the meter. Call us and we connect you with a plumber to look at what you have.
Below are the repiping options, what the city’s service line survey asks of Caldwell homeowners, and where the city permit stands.
Ways to repipe
One section
Sometimes a single run is the problem, the line to one bathroom or the pipes in a crawl space. Replacing only that section can be enough once the plumber has checked what feeds it.
A new water service line
The water service line runs between the meter and the house. Replacing it may need a trench across the yard or a tunnel beneath it, and the plumber settles the route before digging.
PEX or copper
Flexibility and rigidity are the difference between PEX and copper. PEX, a plastic, bends around corners and needs fewer joints, copper, a metal, is soldered at every joint, and the plumber advises on which one suits your walls.
Caldwell’s water service line survey
The Caldwell Water Department is building an inventory of service line material on both sides of the water meter, and it asks homeowners to report their pipe material. The customer side runs from the meter to the house.
Taking part is especially important for homes built in 1984 or earlier. A plumber can identify the pipe where it enters the crawl space, which answers the survey’s question.
The city permit and repiping
Repiping is not named on Caldwell’s plumbing permit form, and where a city permit is required for the work, the plumber handles it.
A repipe can start with a leak, which is why leak detection sits beside it, while water heater work covers the heater side of the plumbing, and the whole service list is on our homepage.
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