Pipes & Repiping

Florida Pipe Identification Guide

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Florida Pipe Identification & Risk Assessment Tool

Free for FL homeowners. Covers Polybutylene, Copper, Galvanized & more. 3-step identification: where you're looking, what the pipe looks like, and when your FL home was built.

Pipe materials covered: PEX (flexible blue/red tubing), PVC or CPVC (rigid white/cream plastic), Copper (shiny/reddish metal), Galvanized Steel (gray corrugated metal), Black Iron/Gas (threaded fittings), Polybutylene/PB (gray/tan flexible plastic with ribbed fittings), Cast Iron (dark gray/black rigid, bell-end joints).

FL Home Age x Pipe Material Matrix

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FL Copper Pinhole Leak Warning

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Polybutylene (PB) Identification Guide - Most Important

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Risk Action Plan by Pipe Type

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FL Insurance Implications by Pipe Material

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