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Replacing old pipes usually means running the new line first and cutting out the old one last, so you're without water for as little time as possible. That's the order in this basement.
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In a basement near the water heater, a SwiftPro tech in a headlamp and gloves fits new copper water lines along the ceiling joists. The runs and joints overhead are fresh copper, that bright orange it shows before it ages to brown.
Then he cuts out a section of the old pipe with a power saw, and sparks fly off the blade. Turn the sound up. That cut is the part the clip is built around.
The basement around the water heater holds a lot of a home's main supply piping, which makes it the usual starting point when a house gets new water lines.
Copper often lasts 50 years or more, but water chemistry matters. Hard or acidic water can pit it from the inside and cause pinhole leaks much sooner. If you've had two or three pinholes in a few years, the rest of the pipe is likely thin too, and replacing old pipes starts to make more sense than patching.
Want it done at your place? See Plumbing Pipes, Faucets and Disposals at SwiftPro or call (703) 997-9757.
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4230 Lafayette Center Dr N, Chantilly, VA 20151
44679 Endicott Dr, Suite 211, Ashburn, VA 20147
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