Category: polybutylene

Polybutylene pipes, widely installed across North America between the late 1970s and mid-1990s, were once celebrated as a breakthrough in residential plumbing. Lightweight, inexpensive, and easy for contractors to work with, these flexible gray pipes were marketed as the “future of plumbing systems.” Decades later, however, they have become one of the most notorious materials…

Polybutylene pipes, widely installed across North America between the late 1970s and mid-1990s, were once celebrated as a breakthrough in residential plumbing. Lightweight, inexpensive, and easy for contractors to work with, these flexible gray pipes were marketed as the “future of plumbing systems.” Decades later, however, they have become one of the most notorious materials…