Homes built between 1978 and 1995 often have plumbing made of polybutylene, a leak-prone material that is no longer used in construction. What is polybutylene, what problems does it present, and what does replacing it entail? How poly-b plumbing came to be Polybutylene, or “poly-b,” pipes and fittings were hailed in 1978 as a terrific… Read more »
