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they just added a device with a timer right on to the water heater---no pipes were added. Not sure how it works but it does provide much faster hot water....

yes-- good catch--we do have a re-circ system that was added 6 months AFTER we moved in because it was taking so long for the water to get hot. It is located on the hot water heater and that is the pipe that is bad. So, to recap, it appears something is corroding the pipe from the OUTSIDE. Soil...

We are in Mesa, az. We had a black insulation sleeve around the hot line but when we peeled it off the pipe the sleeve was stained red inside. The hot watewr pipe had more divots than my golf swing! Could it have been the sleeve that was eating the pipe from the outside? The cold water pipe...

We do not want to jackhammer our marble flooring. Also, our home is only 6 years old and something has corroded the pipes from the outside. (soil?). Do not want to have to go through this again...

We are doing a ceiling (no attic) re-route to replace 3/4" copper hot and cold lines due to a slab leak. The plumber has suggested we consider polyethylene pipes because they will be easier to install the 100' distance from the hot water heater and possibly more economical. We would greatly...