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Knowing the types of plumbing pipes in your home lets you take steps to prevent leaks, flooding, and potential health hazards. Polybutylene is prone to breakage, but it can be replaced with PEX, as it was here. Image: ilovebutter/Flickr.
Many pipe metals, including copper and galvanized steel, are still used in homes today. Although long lasting, metal plumbing requires laborious installation work. Pipes need to be threaded or welded, and tubing often requires the installation of sensitive compression fittings. The introduction of the plastic plumbing system pipe in the 1930s, and its increase in popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, made the plumberâs job a lot easier. These pipes give plumbers an option thatâs both easier to install and that prevents some of the plumbing problems common with metal pipes.