Benefits of Re-Piping Your Home

Pipes in your house cannot last forever; they wear out over time. As a result, you may experience leaks; your water may become discolored and have an odd smell or taste. When you notice leaks, consider re-piping your home. Below are the benefits of re-piping your home.

Upgrades the Quality of Drinking Water

Pipes are prone to corrosion from water and soil surrounding the pipe. Corroded pipes can expose tiny metal pieces to the water flowing through the pipes. The metal pieces may contaminate the water, causing a bad taste or smell or a weird color, which deteriorates your water quality.

Such contaminated water poses a health risk to you and your family. Therefore, if you do not want to get sick, you should consider replacing all your pipes when they rust before your water develops unusual characteristics.

Restores Water Pressure

You may also notice that the water pressure of the pipes in showers or taps decreases — low water pressure results from some form of obstruction within the pipes. Old pipes develop a build-up of minerals, breakages, corrosion, and leaks, which result in reduced water pressure.

Thus, when you notice a decrease in water pressure from your appliances, you should consider re-piping your home. Changing your pipes will restore your water pressure to optimum levels, and you can use your appliances comfortably.

Increases the Worth of Your House

Re-piping your home ensures your property remains in good condition. Hence, plumbing issues are less likely to cause damage to parts of your house, including walls and floors that may suffer damage from pipes leaking. If you are looking to sell or rent out your home, re-piping may increase the value of your property.

Upgrading your pipes will ensure that your new tenant will not have any plumbing issues in the near future, and this can be a great bargaining point for you.

Reduces Costs and Utility Bills

Continuously leaking pipes will cause high water bills. An old water heater may have leaking temperature and pressure valves caused by corrosion. If the temperature and pressure valves are not energy efficient, your electricity bill may be higher. Re-piping your home will save you the cost of constant repairs and maintenance of old pipes.

Despite saving on your water and electricity bills, re-piping your home will also ensure your home remains environmentally friendly. With new and optimally functioning pipes and valves, you will waste less water and consume less electricity, which is great for the environment.

Improves Performance of Your Appliances

An inadequate supply of water to appliances that need water to function may cause a decline in the performance of those appliances. Old damaged pipes could cause reduced water supply to these appliances. Re-piping your home will ensure that your appliances receive a sufficient water supply, which ensures the appliances function optimally.

Replaces Outdated Plumbing Systems and Increases the Life Span

Some homes have lead or polybutylene pipes. Lead is dangerous and can cause lead poisoning, and polybutylene can break easily. If your home has pipes made from these materials, you should consider re-piping the house With cross-linked polyethylene pipes (PEX) or copper pipes to avoid health problems and frequent, costly repairs.

In addition, PEX and copper have long lifespans. PEX pipes can last for approximately 30 to 50 years, while copper pipes can last for 50 to 70 years. Thus, if you re-pipe your house with pipes made from these materials, you will not have to worry about re-piping the home for many years.

If your home has old, rusty, leaking pipes, you should consider re-piping the house. Contact us at Oak Creek Plumbing & Remodeling today for excellent re-piping services.