The Village Green – Los Angeles, CA

Low Flow, Brown Water and Leaks

The Village Greens, a National Historic Landmark, was built in the 1940’s and is comprised of some 94 building clusters containing 631 units.

The Problem:

By 2001, the residents association realized that they had to do something to repair or replace the original galvanized piping system that serviced the entire project. Resident complaints of the on-going failures of the piping system included low flow, brown water, bad tasting water, pinhole leaks, and pipe bursts.

Initially, the decision was made to repipe the entire project, a few buildings at a time. Repiping of the first 8 building units started. After 8 weeks, with no water, having to be relocated, having their homes and life disrupted, did the resident owners and the project managers realized that maybe repiping was not the best alternative.

The Solution:

They decided to give the ACE DuraFlo ePIPE® system a try. What took 8 weeks to complete as a repipe was completed in 5 days with ePIPE . Residents did not have to be relocated during the process, and the piping system was restored to full functional use. Low flow came back as full flow, brown water was now clean, and some residents reported that the water even tasted better.

Edna Ridgely, General Manager, The Village Green Owner Association quoted: “ I am pleased to tell you that we are very happy to have ACE DuraFlo restore our pipes. Residents are happy with the results, the water flow is back to normal, residents did not have to leave their units for the few days it took for the process and your staff is very professional and helpful to the office staff and residents. I look forward to complete all the buildings and I will be happy to recommend this fine process and your company.”

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