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Technology Changes the Way We Build and Remodel Our Homes
Newer products deliver reliability, convenience and cost savings
(ARA) - How times have changed. Remember when floor tile was installed one small
square at a time? Now it's done in sheets. Or when shower walls were cemented in
place one piece at a time? Now they're installed as a single, complete unit. Or
when roofs were built stick by stick up high on site? Now trusses are assembled
in a factory, transported by truck to the job and hoisted into place by cranes.
How about doors that were hung on the job? Now they're delivered to the site
already in their frames and just set in place.
Remember when hot and cold water piping was all copper, joined together by
solder? That's still being done in many places, but plumbing systems have also
come of age. Today, plumbing installations are being accomplished with optimum
performing materials and installation methods -- all at a lower cost and in
record time.
One innovation that has been making major inroads into modern home building and
remodelling is the FlowGuard Gold CPVC plumbing system. Constructed of
high-performance, reliable chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC), which has a
40-year track record in the field, this state-of-the-art product requires no
soldering or risky open flame during installation. It completely eliminates
concerns over corrosion, pitting and scaling. It has also been proven to be four
times quieter than copper, resistant to condensation, water hammer and
vibration, and maintains water quality.
At the same time that the product advantages of CPVC plumbing are becoming more
widely known, the benefits of traditional metallic systems are being questioned.
Copper plumbing has come under fire and increased scrutiny -- not only for its
link to possible water contamination caused by metal leaching into the water,
but also for its frequency of premature failure.
Pinhole leaks, corrosion and scaling, which can limit a copper system's life and
performance, have been the source of increased attention and negative publicity
throughout the country. From the east coast where "The Washington Post" has
provided ongoing coverage for more than two years on the chronic leaks in copper
systems -- onward west to Texas where "The San Antonio Express-News" has
continued to cover the problem of premature failures -- down south to
Jacksonville, Fla., where copper plumbing has been banned all together. Even in
the Midwest just outside Akron, Ohio, in the town of Wadsworth, concern over
leaks and the high costs to repair and repipe have caused community officials to
consider banning the corrosive material.
The fire risk posed by the installation of copper plumbing has also caused
concern -- especially in remodelling applications where there is more chance for
drywall or wooden joists to catch on fire from the torch that is required to
solder copper. A recent example of a catastrophic fire caused during the
installation of copper pipe was in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, on Aug. 11, 2002,
when a contractor's torch ignited a fire causing $150,000 in damages during a
routine copper plumbing installation.
To learn more about why more building and remodelling projects are being
completed with CPVC plumbing systems like FlowGuard Gold pipe and fittings,
visit www.flowguardgold.com or call (888) 234-2436, Ext. 7393.
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