If you are considering lining the plumbing pipes of your Chicago building with an epoxy coating or resin, you may be concerned about the safety of the resin lining as it applies to chemicals leaching into your drinking water, specifically BPA. Epoxy resins, including coatings and epoxy lining materials, have been rigorously tested and approved for use on potable water lines and drain lines.
Have you noticed some problems with your plumbing system or received an increase in plumbing related calls in your multi-family residential building in Chicago? If you have, it may be time to start thinking about pipe lining to repair your worn pipes.
When it comes to determining how to fix your aging plastic or metal plumbing pipes, you may be torn between choosing to traditionally re-pipe your plumbing system or rehabilitating your pipes with an epoxy pipe liner.
CIPP rehabilitation is an effective way of restoring most types of potable water and drain lines in Chicago. However, the type of pipe material and the condition of that material must be known prior to installation so that proper preparation procedures can be followed.
Do you know the status of your building’s plumbing pipes? As the temperatures start to dip below freezing, you could be more susceptible to freezing and bursting pipes, especially if your pipes are already damaged or cracked. Lining your pipes with an epoxy liner can restore the structural integrity of your plumbing pipes and provide you with valuable peace of mind this winter.
As the holidays approach and your residents start inviting family members and friends over for the holidays, it’s important to reiterate plumbing safety to prevent major catastrophes over the holidays, like clogged drains and backed-up toilets that could cause flooding in the unit and in adjacent units.
Plumbing inspections in Chicago can help you locate small plumbing problems before they become major catastrophes, including leaks, major blowouts and clogged drain lines, but how often should you schedule a whole-building commercial plumbing inspection?
The convenience of modern plumbing is often taken for granted until something goes wrong. For the property managers, owners, board members and residents of condos, it can be difficult to determine what went wrong with the condo plumbing system and how best to fix the problems before they become major plumbing issues.
Are the horizontal plumbing lines in your Chicago multi-unit building clean and in good repair? If you can’t answer that question, there’s a good chance you have hidden blockages in your horizontal drain lines that could cause backups and floods of blackwater and greywater. Cleaning your pipes with hydrojetting and installing pipe liners can help prevent costly drain clogs in your multi-tenant residential building.
How familiar are you with the plumbing pipes in your multi-tenant building in Chicago? If you haven’t given them much thought aside from random plumbing maintenance, now is a good time to get a whole building plumbing inspection. These inspections are designed to tell you everything about your pipes, including their age, corrosion levels and the remainder of their useful lives.