Are you worried about corrosion in your plumbing pipes? Corrosion occurs due to a variety of factors, including acidic water, sitting water and extremely high water pressure. It is important to understand that corrosion most commonly occurs in metal pipes, including copper, galvanized steel, cast iron and brass. Lining metal plumbing pipes with epoxy coatings and liners can prevent future corrosion.
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.
As the new year begins, it’s time to toss out the old and bring in the new, and that includes your aging plumbing pipes. Recognizing the signs of an aging plumbing system and developing a plumbing pipe restoration plan can help you prevent water catastrophes.
Have you completed fall building maintenance for your plumbing system? When it comes to keeping your Chicago building potable water pipes and drain lines running reliably and efficiently all winter, you can’t go wrong with a comprehensive plumbing maintenance checklist.
Did you know that in Chicago property managers can restore their small diameter plumbing pipes with CIPP technology? Cured in place pipe lining (CIPP) can successfully be used for Chicago plumbing restoration without the need to tear out large sections of drywall, damage your costly finishes or create a huge mess that has to be cleaned up after the installation.
Modern buildings conceal the vast majority of the plumbing pipes within the walls for aesthetic reasons. Unfortunately, this can make detecting leaks extremely difficult. As a property manager, you need to be able to quickly detect and stop hidden water pipe leakage in order to avoid costly water damage and high water bills.
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.
If your building was built before 1985, you plumbing pipes are in excess of 30 years old and may be suffering from corrosion, undetected pinhole leaks and longitudinal cracks that have yet to be discovered. Needless to say, when your pipes start aging and leaking, even if it’s just a drip or two every few seconds, it can lead to expensive mold and water damage. As a Chicago property manager, you may think that a facilities assessment would also include your plumbing pipes, but they often do not.
Are you worried about the structural integrity and age of your sanitary piping? Drainage systems from certain water using appliances, sinks, toilets and showers take a beating each and every day. Your residents flush human waste down the toilets along with toilet paper. They may accidentally pour grease down their kitchen drains, and certain food items, like chicken skin, small bones and fruit and vegetable peels may find their way into your drain system. All of these things plus daily usage can cause problems with your system, including slow drains and clogs. Thankfully, there are things you can do to restore the integrity and durability of your sanitary piping, having them cleaned and lined.
Here in the United States, all we have to do is turn on a tap and the clear, crisp water flows freely into our glasses, pots, pans and buckets so that we can hydrate ourselves and cook and clean to our hearts’ content, but what happens when the pipes in your multi-unit residential building burst, and you are forced to temporarily turn off the water? Depending on how you handle the situation, you could be your tenants’ run-to-failure villain or proactive plumbing maintenance hero.