Replacing Iron Pipes with PVC Pipes from Think Pipes Think PVC

Council recognises that replacing old pipes with
PVC have seen water pipe breaks drop by half

A local council in the US has recently reported that replacing city water lines with PVC pipes has cut the number of pipe breaks in half - with pipe breaks already down 90% in 2014 over same time 2013.

An aggressive campaign in Laramie, Wyoming to replace old water pipes, which were mostly made of cast or ductile iron, with PVC pipes began about five years ago. Each time a pipe break would occur with older pipe systems, the estimate to repair was $6,000 each with the locals often losing water for over a day.

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