Dangers of Old Plumbing Pipes

Don’t we all just love the old houses? The charm of crown molding, hardwood floors, ghosts… of good plumbing which is not there any more. Unfortunately, the fancy facades of old houses hide not only history and character, but also a number of problems. One of them can possibly be ancient pipes.

What Are the Dangers of Old Pipes?

Any home built before 1990s could potentially have one of the most common plumbing pipes with issues:

Lead

Lead is one of the oldest materials used to build pipes. And it is very toxic. Exposure to it may result in gastrointestinal pain, irritability, fatigue, and memory loss.

Polybutylene pipes

Polybutylene pipes are very fragile and they do not match the current US building codes. The chance you have it in your house is low, but better safe than sorry.

Galvanized

Galvanized pipe is made of iron and coated with a layer of zinc. With time, zinc erodes and leaves the pipe to corrosion and breakage.

With great home comes great responsibility. If you are worried your pipes might be too old, contact our plumbers. They can re-pipe your whole house and get rid of the old pipes leaving only the old charm. Give us a call at (408) 898-1576 or support@fuseservice.com to schedule a free estimate.

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In addition, we can help you, if you need other plumbing services, for example:

Water Heater Installation, Repair and Replacement;
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Plumbing Pipe Installation, Service and Repair;
Leak Detection and Repairs;
Water Line Installation, Repair and Service;
Sewer Installation, Service and Repair;
Drain Installation, Service and Repair, Cleaning;
Main Shut Off Replacement;
Plumbing Annual Maintenance;
Gas line Installation, Service and Repair;
Fixtures Installation, Service and Repair;
Toilets Installation and Repair;
Facets Installation and Repair;
Water Services.

About Fuse

Fuse HVAC, Refrigeration, Electrical & Plumbing was founded in 2007. So the company headquarter location is San Jose, California. Besides the company has a network of geographically distributed offices across the country. Fuse HVAC, Refrigeration, Electrical & Plumbing is an official authorized dealer of Bryant, as well as a Mitsubishi Diamond Elite Contractor. So we provide HVAC installation and repair services, electrical services, plumbing services and refrigerating services. Certainly Fuse provides warranty for labor and parts: 12 months for repair labor, besides we provide up to 3 years warranty for labor for HVAC-installations.

Also, our company provides same-day service, 7 days a week for residential, commercial and industrial HVAC installation, similarly we provide service for HVAC repair. Most importantly the technicians of the company are knowledgeable professionals with outstanding skills in installation and repairing all brands and models of all major HVAC systems.

In conclusion, we pride ourselves on being the best HVAC, Refrigeration, Electrical & Plumbing service in the country!

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2024-04-19

Very nice, knowledgeable, and helpful technician. Provided the options and associated costs. Would use this company again.

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2024-04-17

We chose Fuse to do the HVAC portion of our home remodel and we're very happy with their work! They installed a full Mitsubishi Mini-split heat pump system all throughout our house in 6 rooms. It was a massive job and they did the work relatively quickly and efficiently. The supervisor, Maxim, was very friendly and knowledgeable. Out of several bids that we got, theirs was the only one that gave us everything we wanted at a competitive cost. We'd be happy to recommend Fuse! We also had Fuse Electric work on the electrical portion of our home remodel, for which I wrote up a separate review.

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2024-04-10

Great service. They respond really fast and did a great job fixing my thermostat issues.

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2024-04-07

We got our duct work completely replaced in our 50 yr old home. They recommended the work, other companies didn't do this much due diligence and mentioned about asbestos but FUSE technicians went step ahead and climbed into attic and our crawl space to ensure there were no asbestos to begin with. Honest people and very competitive if not best quote I got. Moreover the installer, David and Jeremy worked 2 long days non stop to get work done at our home with 100% satisfaction. David explained everything to me and provided other recommendations for future. He is the most honest technician I have encountered in so long. Because of David I wouldn't hesitate to work with FUSE again. Thank you for such a great work. Very happy and highly recommend FUSE!!

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2024-04-05

The technical crews were excellent; very knowledgeable and capable. They were able to do our HVAC, water heater and ductwork replacement even when faced with several unexpected and very challenging situations. David in particular worked some very long hours to get everything installed correctly. The administration side had a few glitches, but everything worked out OK. I would recommend them, but if you are eligible for the Penninsula Clean Energy interest free loan, be sure to apply for it before the work is completed.

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2024-04-05

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2024-04-04

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