The whole house
Replacing every supply line at once means new supply pipe to every fixture in the house instead of patching one run at a time.
Repiping and Water Line Replacement in Portland
Rusty water, low pressure at several taps or one leak after another can mean the supply pipes in a house are wearing out. We connect you with a local plumber who replaces them, from a single run to the whole house.
The service line on your side of the meter can be replaced too, for Portland houses of any age.
How much pipe to replace
One section at a time
Not every repipe covers the whole house. When the corroded pipe is confined to one bathroom’s supply or the run to the kitchen, that stretch alone gets renewed while the sound pipe stays in service.
The water service line
The buried pipe from the meter stop to the house is the owner’s to look after. A new service line replaces that stretch when it leaks or no longer carries enough water.
Lead and Portland plumbing
With no lead service lines anywhere in the city, the lead question in Portland is about the plumbing inside a house. The Portland Water Bureau points to lead-based solder used between 1970 and 1985 to join copper pipe as one source.
Oregon banned lead-based solder in 1985, and the Portland Water Bureau partnered with the state to enact that ban.
Rusty or discolored water
Discolored water can come from the city side, when hydrant use or a main break stirs up sediment in the mains. The Water Bureau notes it can also come from older pipes in a building adding rust to the water.
Permits for new pipe
Replacing water pipe in a Portland house takes a plumbing permit from Portland Permitting & Development. Swapping a metal water line, copper or galvanized steel, for plastic may also need an electrical permit and a new grounding electrode.
The work falls under the Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code, which the Building Codes Division adopts and which covers installing, altering, repairing and replacing plumbing in homes.
Pair the work with a new water heater if the old one is near its end, or try leak detection for one hidden leak; the homepage lists all services.
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