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Los Angeles Plumbers – Copper Repiping
There are many reasons why you may be looking into copper repiping for your home, but perhaps the main reason is that you may have found a leak or your water pressure has dropped drastically. Either way, once you have decided to do a copper repipe job in your home, you will need to decide on what is the best repair for you to do.
Copper repiping is used to replace existing pipes that may have rusted or deteriorated over the years. Most homes built over 25 years ago were piped with iron pipes, or galvanized pipes, which were covered with a zinc coating. Over a period of time the zinc on the pipes would break down causing the pipes to rust. Once this process happens it becomes necessary to change to copper repipe. Copper repiping is an extensive job and should not be taken lightly. If you are thinking of doing it yourself, this is the process. You will want to run the copper piping right along side of the existing pipes as this will make the whole copper repiping much easier. Make sure you have the right amount of fittings that you will need such as elbows, adapters and what fitting need to be threaded or not.
Clean the fittings and the pipe, then you will need to use a flux paste, which is an acid that cleans the copper making it solder able. If you are not familiar with soldering then you may want to check with some local companies to see if they can give you some pointers or consult a plumbing company. Cleaning is the most important part before soldering. Once you have cut the existing pipes and solder in the new copper repiping, your job is complete. Double check, to assure that you have the cold water connected to the cold water pipe and the hot water connected to the hot water pipe.
Just weigh the options and the pros and cons of doing the job on your own or hiring someone to do the job. Schuelke Plumbing has been serving the greater Los Angeles area for more than 20 years and has the most professional reputation around. Give us a call and we will come out right away to assess your situation.
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