About speedball1 Expertise About me: My Plumbing Expertise: I retired from plumbing after a lifetime in the trade. all phases from service and upkeep to construction, both residential and commercial. I am qualified to do anything in plumbing from fixing a leaky faucet to drafting a set of plans for a commercial shopping center and supervising the construction. My last five years were spent as a trouble shooter for a large plumbing company. I took on all my companys complaints. I have been a expert on the plumbing page at Askme.com. In a field of 200 experts my rating was number one. You may also find me at Answerway.com and AskMe Help Desk.com. This is fun for me and if I can help anybody out that`s iceing on the cake. Degrees & Certifications: As for degrees, I don`t have any. Just a Journeymans ticket, but hey! How about fifty years experience?
Experience Life Experience? Hmmmmmmm! Ran away at 15 and joined a carnival, Navy at 17 Merchant marine at 19 I've had a hellava life.
Question Hi, my landlord replaced plastic water pipes with copper pipes in all the bathrooms and kitchens of my apartment building. To do this, plumbers had to cut big holes in the drywall. When I asked the building manager when the holes were going to be repaired, she said the holes need to be left open for six weeks to make sure there are no leaks. Does six weeks sound reasonable to you? Thanks
Answer Good morning Terrence, I can certainly find no fault with replacing plastic pipes with copper. What I can find fault with is your building manager blowing smoke up your knickers by telling you the system needed six weeks to locate any leaks. When we do a repipe job we first pressure up the system after it's installed. We then bleed out the air by turning on the end faucet of each branch and last we eyeball the joints we have soldered up for any leaks. This takes us about fifteen minutes. TOPS!!! The water pressure tells us of any leaks we may have and we fix them on the spot. It's outrageous that you have to wait on drywall and paint for six weeks when the drywall patch should have started as soon as the plumbers left. By the way, how many leaks have the plumbers had to come back and repair? None?? I rest my case!! Hope this helps and thank you for rating my reply. Tom
