The whole house
Replacing every supply line means opening the walls along each run, and the wall repairs come after the new piping has been inspected.
Repiping and Water Line Replacement in DeSoto
Leaks that keep returning, weak water pressure and a patchwork of old repairs can lead to a repipe. Call, describe what the pipes have been doing and ask for a free estimate on replacing part or all of the water lines.
Read on for the repiping options, DeSoto’s inspection step for new piping and a note on the city’s service line inventory.
Repiping choices
One run at a time
Partial repipes are an option. A bathroom, the kitchen or one branch line gets new piping, and everything else in the house stays untouched.
A new line from the meter
A new run can be laid from the meter box to the point where the water enters the house, which replaces that stretch without touching the piping inside.
PEX or copper
Choosing between PEX, which is flexible plastic tubing, and copper, which is rigid, depends on how each runs through walls and attic. The plumber recommends the one that fits the house.
Permits and inspection for new piping
DeSoto requires a permit to alter, repair, remove or replace a plumbing system, which covers a repipe even though the city does not name repiping by itself.
Inside DeSoto, walls are not closed over new piping until it has been inspected, and the Responsible Master Plumber over the job requests that inspection.
Frequently asked questions
Does DeSoto have lead water lines?
Not according to the city’s published inventory, which classifies none of its 18,475 service lines as lead and lists 9,170 as unknown material.
Everything on the heater side sits on the water heater page, finding the source of a failing line sits on the leak detection page, and the homepage collects the other services DeSoto households can call about.
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