I have a plumbing issue and have no idea where to start. Feeling really overwhelmed and could use any advice.
We bought our house a year and a half ago and during that time have had at least 4 different issues with cracked ABS piping in our crawl space. We will start to notice a funky smell, go down to the crawl space and end up seeing another broken pipe.
In reading up on it, I can see that there was an issue with faulty ABS piping in the '80's that resulted in numerous class action lawsuits back in '98. The years for the faulty pipe indicated in the lawsuit were from piping starting in 1984, but our house was built 1983. Even so, the pipes are breaking circumferentially right near joints, which is exactly as described in these faulty ABS pipes.
So, my question is, do we have to replace all of the piping under the house? The pipes are POLARIS brand. Does anyone know if they are still in business?
I just don't even know where to start. Also, we had the pipes repaired, but they used glue on them, which is what seems to have made them crack in the first place according to what I read. Am I going to have to replace the fittings we already replaced? How long will it be before they start cracking again?
I posted one of the several breaks we have found...
Thank you for listening!!
We bought our house a year and a half ago and during that time have had at least 4 different issues with cracked ABS piping in our crawl space. We will start to notice a funky smell, go down to the crawl space and end up seeing another broken pipe.
In reading up on it, I can see that there was an issue with faulty ABS piping in the '80's that resulted in numerous class action lawsuits back in '98. The years for the faulty pipe indicated in the lawsuit were from piping starting in 1984, but our house was built 1983. Even so, the pipes are breaking circumferentially right near joints, which is exactly as described in these faulty ABS pipes.
So, my question is, do we have to replace all of the piping under the house? The pipes are POLARIS brand. Does anyone know if they are still in business?
I just don't even know where to start. Also, we had the pipes repaired, but they used glue on them, which is what seems to have made them crack in the first place according to what I read. Am I going to have to replace the fittings we already replaced? How long will it be before they start cracking again?
I posted one of the several breaks we have found...
Thank you for listening!!
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