whyrepipe

The Problem

The Olive Tree Apartments in Van Nuys, CA was experiencing pinhole leaks throughout the 154 unit complex. The complex, originally built using galvanized pipe for its potable water piping, was repiped with copper pipe, just 10 years ago. The owners were shocked when the 10 year old copper pipe recently started experiencing pinhole leaks throughout the property.

The number of leaks was so great that the owners of the property received a letter from their insurance stating that they were on the brink of being cancelled unless they repiped or choose an alternative method such as ePIPE. Given the rapid failure of the copper pipes they were already experiencing, and known issues with the use of PEX piping, they immediately decided against the repipe option and chose ePIPE’s patented leak protection technology.

The Solution

Using ePIPE, all 154 units were restored with every unit having water on each night throughout the course of the project. No displacement of tenants, No destruction, and minimal disruption to daily routines.

Each water main at The Olive Tree Apartments services 2 buildings, with the piping connecting the buildings run through the second floor walkway. Traditional repair methods would have required demolition of the walkways in order to repipe.

Their Testimonial

“Not only was the estimate for the epoxy coating less than the copper repipe costs, the warranty was longer, and the process did not include many of the other associated costs and headaches of the copper repipe…the work proceeded very smoothly with the tenants being able to return each evening to their units with the plumbing functioning properly…Without hesitation, I would highly recommend ePIPE to anyone looking into repiping a building.”

~ Mr. Dieter Tack, Property Manager