Plumbing Water Explained: Blackwater vs. Greywater vs. Whitewater
When you think of your plumbing system, you probably don’t give much thought to the types of water flowing through it or the pipes it flows through. The water pipes leading to your kitchen and bathroom faucets, washing machine, shower and dishwasher contain white...
7 FAQs About Potable and Non-Potable Water
As a property manager, you want your commercial plumbing system to be optimally functioning all the time in order to provide your residents with clean, fresh drinking water and to ensure that wastewater drains from your building into Chicago’s sewer system. Part of...
FAQ: Can Water from an Upper Apartment Backup into Lower Floor Apartment Drain?
When you have a condo sink backup or an apartment drain backing up, it can be a harrowing experience. When clogs and root infiltration block the drain pipes, black and greywater can backup into the drains, and these clogs often affect the lower units first. Here’s...
Chicago HOA Plumbing Responsibilities
Do you know who is responsible for the plumbing in your condo or co-op unit and building? When you live in a condo, co-op or other multi-family residential building that has an HOA, different people are responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of different...
2 Solutions for a Rotted Chicago Parking Garage Drain
Spring is here, and if you haven’t had your garage drain inspected, you might be in for a surprise when the spring rains arrive. Parking garage drains can rot, corrode and clog just like any other type of drainage system with metal pipes, and if you don’t regularly...
What a Property Manager Needs to Know About Sustainable Piping Systems
Are you looking for ways to make your building more green and sustainable? If you are, you may be considering energy-efficient light bulbs, better insulation and a new Energy Star rated HVAC system, but don’t forget about your plumbing system. Leaky and outdated...
North America Expected to Remain Largest CIPP Market Through 2022
According to Research and Markets, CIPP pipe lining is forecast to be worth $2,486.5 million by 2022. This is due to an increasing demand for less invasive pipe rehabilitation techniques as building owners and cities struggle with aging plumbing pipes and crumbling...
5 Slab Leak Questions and 1 Smart Solution to Slab Leak Repair
Did you know that a small leak in your home can waste as much as 90 gallons of water each day, according to The Energy Collective, and leaks can come from anywhere, including leaking faucets and toilets and slab leaks. In fact, one of the worst leaks to have is...
Clogged Storm Drain Solutions for Your Property
When is the last time you had your storm drains inspected? The storm drains on your commercial or residential property are what funnel rainwater and melted snow and ice from your property into the Chicago storm drains. Unfortunately, storm drains on private and...
4 Causes of Plumbing Drain, Waste and Vent (DWV) Piping Corrosion
Do you know the status of the drain, waste and vent (DWV) pipes located within your Chicago facility? Many of these pipes, especially the ones located in the ground or within industrial buildings are constructed out of metal, like cast iron or steel, and while they...
Nontoxic Epoxy Lining Provides Safe Way to Rehabilitate Chicago Plumbing Systems
If you are considering lining the plumbing pipes of your Chicago building with an epoxy coating or resin, you may be concerned about the safety of the resin lining as it applies to chemicals leaching into your drinking water, specifically BPA. Epoxy resins, including...
Will Lining my Plumbing with Epoxy Coating Resist Future Corrosion?
Are you worried about corrosion in your plumbing pipes? Corrosion occurs due to a variety of factors, including acidic water, sitting water and extremely high water pressure. It is important to understand that corrosion most commonly occurs in metal pipes, including...
Will Epoxy Pipe Lining Repair the Plumbing Pipes in my Chicago Building?
Have you noticed some problems with your plumbing system or received an increase in plumbing related calls in your multi-family residential building in Chicago? If you have, it may be time to start thinking about pipe lining to repair your worn pipes. Plumbing Pipes...
The Real Truth Behind These 4 Misleading ‘Bad’ Reviews of Epoxy Pipe Lining
In your quest to find a durable pipe repair method, you may have come across some common epoxy pipe lining reviews that have discouraged you from the process. Here are the four most common epoxy pipe lining reviews we have come across, why they happen and then an...
What Happens to Plumbing Valves During Epoxy Pipe Lining?
Plumbing systems are comprised of pipes, fittings, couplings and valves. All of these pieces work together to help ensure that your plumbing system is safe and reliable. Unfortunately, with time, plumbing pipes, fittings, couplings and valves can wear out and corrode....
Epoxy Pipe Lining vs. Repiping in Chicago
When it comes to determining how to fix your aging plastic or metal plumbing pipes, you may be torn between choosing to traditionally re-pipe your plumbing system or rehabilitating your pipes with an epoxy pipe liner. 1. What is the difference between epoxy pipe...
The Importance of Plumbing Pipe Material Identification for CIPP Restoration
CIPP rehabilitation is an effective way of restoring most types of potable water and drain lines in Chicago. However, the type of pipe material and the condition of that material must be known prior to installation so that proper preparation procedures can be...
How Epoxy Pipe Lining Achieves Building Plumbing Pipe Restoration Resolution
As the new year begins, it’s time to toss out the old and bring in the new, and that includes your aging plumbing pipes. Recognizing the signs of an aging plumbing system and developing a plumbing pipe restoration plan can help you prevent water catastrophes....
In Place Pipe Restoration Prevents Leaky Plumbing from Becoming Frozen
Do you know the status of your building’s plumbing pipes? As the temperatures start to dip below freezing, you could be more susceptible to freezing and bursting pipes, especially if your pipes are already damaged or cracked. Lining your pipes with an epoxy liner can...
How to Achieve Epoxy Pipe Lining Success in Cold Weather
When it comes to repairing your pipes in the winter with an epoxy pipe liner, you may be concerned about the freezing temperatures hindering the effectiveness of the liner while it is prepared and cures inside the pipe. Here at Nu Flow, we take cold weather...
A Property Managers Holiday Plumbing Preparedness List
As the holidays approach and your residents start inviting family members and friends over for the holidays, it’s important to reiterate plumbing safety to prevent major catastrophes over the holidays, like clogged drains and backed-up toilets that could cause...
Routine Plumbing Maintenance Must: Hydro-Jetting Sewer Lines and Drains
When is the last time you had your drain lines cleaned? Most business owners, condo HOAs and municipal building superintendents don’t think about their drain lines until there’s a problem, and that can be a bad thing when it comes to making your drain lines last. Over...
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[Case Study] Epoxy Pipe Lining Solves Trench Rotted Plumbing Pipe
Here at Nu Flow in Chicago, we were recently contacted by a firehouse in Crystal Lake, IL. They had noticed that their septic tank was filling up with groundwater, resulting in the need for extra maintenance in order to keep the system functioning. During their search...
3 Operating Conditions of a Potable Water System
Most property managers, facility managers, and superintendents take their potable water system for granted unless there’s an obvious problem, like water spots on ceilings or low water pressure. Unfortunately, water leaks from corroded pipes can cause lots of damage in...
5 Reasons Epoxy Lining is an Eco-Friendly Pipe Rehabilitation Solution
Are you looking for an environmentally friendly way to rehabilitate your pipes and prevent wasteful and expensive water leaks? Here at Nu Flow, we offer trenchless pipe rehabilitation, which is an eco-friendly way to rehabilitate your Chicago plumbing system. 1....
FAQ: Pull in Place Pipe Lining for Indoor Plumbing Rehabilitation
Are you having trouble with your indoor plumbing pipes? If you’ve noticed the need for increased plumbing pipe repairs and emergency plumbing services, your pipes may be nearing the end of their useful lives. Thankfully, plumbing rehabilitation via CIPPand PIPP liners...
Will Internal Pipe Coating Reduce my Plumbing Pipe Diameter Size?
When it comes to deciding whether to line your pipes or install new pipes for your plumbing system, you may be wondering whether pipe coating or lining reduces the internal diameter of your plumbing pipes. Here at NuFlow in Chicago, we are dedicated to answering all...
Why Your Hired Plumbing Contractor Should Always Be Licensed
When it comes to hiring an experienced, professional and knowledgeable plumbing contractor for your Chicago high-rise residential building, you should always make sure they are licensed. Licensed plumbers and plumber’s apprentices are required to uphold certain...
7 FAQs: Epoxy Pipe Lining for Load Bearing Plumbing Pipes
CIPP liners are constantly improving and undergoing technological changes that make them increasingly durable and strong. Most CIPP liners are warrantied for at least 10 years, and they can last as long and 30 years. Recent advancements in the technology have also...
Celebrate Advancements of Trenchless Plumbing on World Trenchless Day
World Trenchless Day is taking place September 28. Here at Nu Flow, we will be celebrating World Trenchless Day and Nu Flow trenchless technology that allow homeowners, municipal buildings and industrial buildings the opportunity to line their pipes without...
5 Signs You Have a Plumbing Concrete Slab Leak
Many residential homes are built on concrete slab foundations, and the plumbing for those homes often resides under the concrete slab. As long as the pipes function well and do not have any leaks, this plumbing installation method works great. Unfortunately, once...
Complete Pipe Lining Solution Resolves Riverwood Home Plumbing Problems
Many homes today or in the past have been built on concrete slabs with the plumbing pipes running under and through the slab. This can make repairing plumbing slab leaks extremely difficult because the floor and concrete slab often need to be torn up to reach the...
3 Pipe Lining Resin Types Explained
When pipe liners are installed, they are first soaked in a pipe lining resin to ensure they adhere to the host pipe while they are curing. At the end of the curing process, the pipe liner is as hard and durable as a new pipe. In general, there are three different...
Maintenance of Your New Epoxy Lined Plumbing Drain
An epoxy liner aids further corrosion of your epoxy lined plumbing drain and potable water lines. However, here at Nu Flow, we want to remind you to still get regular plumbing inspections and perform preventive maintenance of your new epoxy lined plumbing pipes to aid...
Small Diameter CIPP: FAQs About Chicago Plumbing Restoration
Did you know that in Chicago property managers can restore their small diameter plumbing pipes with CIPP technology? Cured in place pipe lining (CIPP) can successfully be used for Chicago plumbing restoration without the need to tear out large sections of drywall,...
Chicago Approved: Pipe Lining Solutions for Your Corroded Plumbing Drain Line
Your building has a drain line problem, and over the last year, you've found yourself hiring a plumber to come out and snake or hydrojet your drain lines with increasing frequency. You know they need replaced due to corrosion and age, but you'd rather not have your...
Lead Free Water? Pipe Lining Protects Tenants from Contaminated Water
Did you know that lead pipes and solder are still a problem within city municipal water systems and in some older buildings? Up until 1986, lead was still allowed to be used in plumbing systems. The passage of The Safe Water Drinking Act prohibited the use of lead...
Faster Water Flow Restoration with Efficient Pipe Liner Curing Process
Can you envision a major plumbing system replacement that only takes a maximum of 24 hours to complete with no digging and no need to replace the finishes in your building? Here at Nu Flow, we offer faster water flow restoration with our trenchless plumbing pipe...
Pipe Lining System Review: Nu Flow vs. Perma Liner and Flow Liner
When it comes to restoring the structural integrity of your plumbing pipes and sealing pinhole leaks, you may be wondering which company and type of pipe lining system would be best for you. Here at Nu Flow of Chicago, we want you to be informed before you choose...
Pipe Liner Epoxy Saturation: How Do You Know the CIPP Is Fully Soaked?
In order to line plumbing pipes with a flexible pipe liner and have it adhere and harden correctly the Cured-in-Place (CIPP) liner must be fully soaked with epoxy resin, but how do pipe lining companies, like Nu Flow of Chicago, ensure that the pipe liner epoxy...
2 Reasons Propane-Powered Jetter Cleans Plumbing Pipes Efficiently
Cleaning your plumbing pipes safely and effectively means using a power jetter, also called a hydrojetter, but which type do you choose to clean your sanitary piping? Power water jetters are fueled by either gas or propane, and when you choose a contractor to clean...
Pan and Tilt Camera Identifies Cause of Your Chicago Plumbing Leak
When you get a plumbing pipe inspection, your plumbing contractor should have a modern location and leak detection camera that can see the top, bottom and sides of the plumbing pipes. Without an advanced camera, the plumber may not be able to detect all of the...
A ‘No Dig Method’ for Repairing Copper Pipes in Concrete Slab
Are you concerned about how to repair copper pipes inside a concrete slab? If you have leaking copper pipes in concrete slab or behind bricks and cinder blocks, you have a right to be concerned. Repaired pipes that are embedded in concrete and located behind masonry...
Is Copper Pipe Corrosion Causing my Plumbing Pipes to Change Color?
If you’ve noticed your copper pipes changing color, it could indicate that your pipes are corroding and reaching the end of their useful lives. Signs of copper pipe corrosion often include a change in color of the pipes and/or a change in watercolor. If these signs...
Recreating a Fit Underground: Lining the WYE Fitting at Guaranteed Rate Field
When it comes to custom pipe lining project, our professional pipe lining technicians can develop the right solution for you, even if your plumbing pipe problems reside underground. Here at NuFlow of Chicago, we recently completed a custom lining project at Guaranteed...
5 Common Leaky Plumbing Components of a Potable Water System
When it comes to your potable water system, it is essential to understand the components and how they might fail so that you can keep the water flowing in your Chicago building. In general, potable water lines consist of straight runs of pipe and various fittings that...
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[Busted] 4 Common Epoxy Pipe Lining Myths
When it comes to rehabilitating the plumbing pipes of your Chicago commercial or multi-unit residential building without damaging your drywall, expensive finishes or ceilings, epoxy pipe lining is a viable, affordable solution that can fix pinhole leaks and cracks and...
6 Benefits for a Whole Building Plumbing Inspection in Chicago
How familiar are you with the plumbing pipes in your multi-tenant building in Chicago? If you haven’t given them much thought aside from random plumbing maintenance, now is a good time to get a whole building plumbing inspection. These inspections are designed to tell...
5 Reasons To Choose Sectional Point Repair for Your Chicago Facility Plumbing Pipes
Did you know that entire plumbing pipe runs do not need to be replaced if there is a crack, root infiltration or severe clog? Instead of replacing the entire pipe, a sectional point repair can be performed to remedy the problem. During a sectional point repair, the...
What Type of Plumbing Pipe Benefits from Pipe Restoration Services?
Are you looking for a fast convenient way to restore your plumbing pipes rather than have them all completely removed and replaced? Epoxy pipe lining is a relatively new way to clean and restore pipes without tearing out large sections of drywall and flooring. Types...
Does Chemical Drain Cleaner Cause Plumbing Pipe Corrosion?
A clog in one of your commercial or residential drain lines is cause for immediate concern. With little to no water flow, the drains connected to that line will start to back-up potentially sending gray and black water across your floors, rugs and carpets, but how...
Built Before 1985? Why Now is the Time for a Pipe Assessment!
If your building was built before 1985, you plumbing pipes are in excess of 30 years old and may be suffering from corrosion, undetected pinhole leaks and longitudinal cracks that have yet to be discovered. Needless to say, when your pipes start aging and leaking,...
What a Building Manager Needs to Know About Sanitary Piping
Are you worried about the structural integrity and age of your sanitary piping? Drainage systems from certain water using appliances, sinks, toilets and showers take a beating each and every day. Your residents flush human waste down the toilets along with toilet...
Inner Pipe Lining Solves Longitudinal Cracks in Vertical Rain Drains
When Chicago building owners think about their plumbing systems, they tend to think about their potable water lines and the drain lines leading from their sinks, showers, bathtubs and floor drains. Left out of the equation are the vertical rain drains. Here at Nu Flow...
How Epoxy Coating for Your Building’s Copper Water Lines Stops Water Leaks
Did you know there was a way to repair and restore your old copper water lines without completely replacing them? The solution is an internal epoxy coating, which is a thick fluid that coats and seals water pipes to stop leaks and prevent future leaks. Why Do Copper...
How a Property Manager Can Be Proactive Plumbing Maintenance Hero
Here in the United States, all we have to do is turn on a tap and the clear, crisp water flows freely into our glasses, pots, pans and buckets so that we can hydrate ourselves and cook and clean to our hearts’ content, but what happens when the pipes in your...
The First Critical Step in the Pipe Lining Process
Lining the insides of your plumbing pipes is a great way to stop leaks and prevent the corrosion that shortens the life of your Chicago building's plumbing pipes. However, before installation can begin, a detailed plumbing inspection of your plumbing pipes must be...
Why a Camera Inspection is the First Step to Fixing Your Plumbing Problems
When it comes to correctly repairing your plumbing probems and determining if epoxy pipe lining or epoxy coatings would help restore your potable water and drain lines, the best way to start the process is by performing a camera inspection. Camera inspections allow...
The Leading Cause of Water Pipe Failure (and what it is costing you)
Do you know the why behind water pipe failure? When potable water and drain lines are installed in your building, they are clean and free of debris, and most types of plumbing pipes have an average life expectancy of between 20 and 75 years, depending on usage levels,...
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[Case Study] Innovative Epoxy Liner Solution Coats P – Traps at US Cellular Field
When it comes to restoring plumbing pipes and drain lines, sometimes versatility and creativity are needed in order to develop a solution. Recently, we were asked by US Cellular if we could line their p – traps as well as their floor drains. The answer was complex. We...
Corroded Water Pipes May Lead to Legionella Bacteria in Drinking Water
If you’ve been watching the news coverage of Flint, Michigan’s water crisis, you probably have heard that the corrosion in the city’s water pipes is leading to an increase in the number of individuals contracting Legionnaires’ disease. As a property manager or...
Corrosive Water Could Be the Cause of Your Corroded Plumbing Pipes
You’ve probably heard that water is the ultimate solvent. Given enough time and enough flow, water has the potential to dissolve anything, including rock. When it comes to the metal plumbing pipes in your building, you should keep watch for corrosive water, which is...
Trenchless Pipe Lining: The Superior Way to Fix Your Pipes in 2017
As a home owner or Chicago building property manager, you are probably aware that all the plumbing pipes in your building were installed at the same time. While exact expected useful lives are determined by use, pipe material and installation techniques, when one...
Never Suffer From This Common Cause of Pipe Lining Failure
When it comes to trenchlessly repairing your drain lines or vent stacks with Pull-in-Place or Cure-in-Place pipe liners, proper pipe preparation, liner preparation and installation procedures are essential in order to prevent a pipe lining failure. In fact, one of the...
How Pipe Lining Can Solve Your ‘Waterbugs in Plumbing Problem’
Does your Chicago multi-family residential building have a waterbug problem in spite of regular pest control treatments? If you answered yes to this question, you may have cracked vent and/or drain pipes that are allowing waterbugs in plumbing pipes to enter your...
4 Causes of Your Corroded Stadium Floor Drain Pipes
When you think about the Chicago White Sox and seeing a home game at US Cellular Field, you probably dream about eating hotdogs, giant pretzels and French fries while drinking massive glasses of soda pop and beer. Unfortunately, all that soda and grease has taken a...
How Does the Nu Flow Pipe Restoration Process Compare to Competitors?
Here at Nu Flow, we receive many questions from potential customers. One of those questions usually revolves around how we are better or different than our competitors, and if you’ve looked around while trying to choose a pipe-lining company, you know that some...
Why Maximum CIPP Adhesion is Critical to Pipe Lining Success
If you are the Chicago property manager of a multi-story, multi-unit residential building that needs a partial or complete plumbing pipe replacement, you’ve probably looked into numerous solutions to stop the leaks and water damage. One of those solutions should be...
Trenchless Pipe Lining vs. Trenchless Pipe Bursting
When it comes to trenchless technologies, there are several to choose from. Two of the most popular technologies are trenchless pipe bursting and trenchless pipe lining. However, it can be difficult to figure out which would be best for your Chicago building’s...
It’s All About (the) Epoxy Pipe Coating, or Is it? 4 Myths Debunked
When it comes to choosing between trenchless pipe technology and traditional pipe replacement for your Chicago multi-story residential building, you may be wondering which one is better, especially since there are several pipe restoration myths floating around on the...
How to Find the Right Pipe Liner Method for Your Corroded Plumbing Pipes
When plumbing pipes start to corrode and degrade, they form pinholes, which leak. As the pipes continue to age, those leaks get bigger and start damaging the internal structure of your building. One solution to leaking pipes is to coat them or line them with a...
Why a Pipe Assessment is an Integral Part to Your Reserve Study
How robust is your reserve fund when it comes to unplanned expenses and capital improvements on your Chicago residential building? A reserve study can help you determine if the money set aside for the emergency repairs and capital improvements of your building is...
What Happens When the Board Ignores a Plumbers Pipe Assessment
When you manage a condo in Chicago, you want your building’s systems to run reliably, but what happens when a plumbers pipe assessment reveals that your plumbing system is severely corroded and at risk of flooding your condo? As a responsible property manager or...
Why Polybutylene Piping Could Lead to Structural Pipe Failure
Do you have polybutylene piping in your Chicago residential building? If you do, you may want to schedule an inspection and start making a plan for its replacement. Polybutylene water pipes are extremely susceptible to chlorine corrosion. Over time, the pipes degrade...
Successful Plumbing Predictive Maintenance Starts with This
When it comes to maintaining the pipes in your high-rise residential building, should you choose a plumbing predictive maintenance plan or a preventative maintenance plan? If you already have a preventative maintenance plan, you are doing good, but taking that plan up...
Can You Dig It? Not When It Comes to Restoring Plumbing Pipes
Are you looking for a no dig solution to your building's plumbing problems? Trenchless pipe restoration is often called the “no dig” solution when it comes to repairing and restoring plumbing pipes in large, multi-story residential buildings, stadiums, parking...
Join Us in Celebrating the First Ever World Trenchless Day on September 22, 2016
Today is the first ever World Trenchless Day, and our professional pipe lining installation experts and staff members would like you to help us celebrate it by learning about trenchless technology and how it can help you provide your residents with clean water. The...
Why Most Epoxy Pipe Lining Adhesions Fail (How Nu Flow gets it right)
Pipe lining is a trenchless technology that can extend the useful life of your pipes and stop pinhole leaks and leaks at the joints and seams. It’s even been known to restore severely corroded pipes. However, if the liner and pipe are not prepared correctly, the liner...
3 Liabilities That Determine the Lifespan of Your Potable Water and Drain Lines
How durable is the plumbing system of your multi-unit residential high-rise in Chicago? While most plumbing pipes are designed to last between 20 and 70 years, the installation, pipe material and composition of your municipal water can have a negative or positive...
Non-Pressurized Epoxy Lining vs. Pressurized Epoxy Coating
When it comes to lining the pipes in your residential building in Chicago to stop leaks and restore their durability, do you need a non-pressurized epoxy lining or a pressurized epoxy coating? If you’re thinking about restoring your potable water lines, it’s quite...
Is Your Water Lead-Compromised? Protect Your Building Now.
Are your apartment, condo or co-op residents lead - compromised via the water pipes leading to your building or inside your building? Lead is a toxic metal that is especially dangerous for children and pregnant women, and while drinking a single glass of water...
The Value of the Plumbing Contractor Property Manager Working Relationship
If you are like most Chicago property managers, you have an in-house maintenance team that provides timely repairs to your building’s plumbing system. Most of the time, these repairs involve fixing small leaks and replacing fixtures, but what happens when the job is...
When Trenchless Pipe Repair is Not the Best Option for Your Building
Trenchless pipe repair is a great, affordable option that allows you to fix your plumbing pipes without breaking through walls and digging up your landscaping. However, there are certain instances where trenchless pipe repair may not be your best option. Your Pipes...
Know the Answer to These 3 Questions Before You Have a Plumbing Problem
When it comes to your plumbing pipes, it is imperative that you know the details of your system before it starts failing. Water damage from leaking pipes can lead to mold, mildew and even fungus growth, which could negatively impact your residents’ health. It also...
The Pipe Lining Process Works Only Under These Conditions
There are many benefits to having your pipes lined, especially if the plumbing pipes inside your multi-unit residential building in Chicago are experiencing an increase in pinhole leaks. Choosing to line your pipes is more affordable. It doesn’t require tearing out...
Residential Pipe Lining: Solves Clients Leaky Roof Drain Plumbing Problem
Epoxy pipe lining can be used to stop leaks in all types of drains, including potable water lines, sewer lines, and drain lines. Recently, we had a homeowner call us about a leaky roof drain in a residential home in Highland Park. She told our technician that every...
4 Drawbacks of Traditional Pipe Replacement
When the plumbing pipes of your residential highrise building in Chicago reach the end of their useful lives, you may be torn between traditional method of pipe replacement and trenchless pipe restoration. The type of plan you choose for your pipes will largely depend...
2 Proactive Steps to Preventing PVC Pipe Leaks
As a multi-unit residential building manager in Chicago, the health and well-being of your residents is of paramount importance. One way to keep your residents comfortable and healthy is by preventing PVC pipe leaks. Water leaks caused by your plumbing system can lead...
The Environmental Impact and Performance of an HDPE Pipe for Commercial Applications
High-density polyethylene (HDPE), which is sometimes referred to as polyethylene high-density (PEHD), is an extremely durable type of plastic that has a multitude of uses from food packaging to plumbing pipes. Development of the material started in 1900, but it wasn’t...
Which Leaks First? Copper vs. Plastic Water Plumbing Pipes
When it comes to choosing copper vs. plastic water plumbing pipes, one of the things you need to take into consideration is the durability of each type. Copper has been used since the late 1940s and gained wide popularity in 1963. Plastic piping was first manufactured...
Two Common Types of Plumbing Pipes Used in Multi-Unit Residential Construction
There are two primary types of plumbing pipes used in multi-family residential buildings today: copper and plastic. Older buildings typically have copper pipes while newer buildings and new construction typically have plastic pipes. As a Chicago property manager, it...
4 Reasons Your Board Will Approve a Pipe Restoration Plan
When it comes to restoring the integrity of your aging plumbing system, it’s best to start thinking about and implementing a plumbing restoration plan before your pipes start systematically failing. The first step usually involves talking to your board members, who...
Stop Chemical Leaching from Plastic Pipes with Epoxy Liners and Coatings
When it comes to restoring the plastic potable water pipes in your apartment building, condo or co-op in Chicago, you want to be assured that the epoxy liners are safe and will not leach chemicals into your resident's drinking water. All epoxy coatings and liners that...
Stop Detecting Leaks and Start Solving the Problem with Epoxy Pipe Lining
According to the EPA, household leaks, by themselves, waste more than 1 trillion gallons of water each year. Now imagine what the water waste would be if multi-unit residential buildings and commercial buildings were added into that statistic. It is estimated by the...
Is Your Environment Leading to PVC Pipe Failure?
While CPVC and PVC pipes are designed to last for decades, there are certain environmental factors that can cause them to fail prematurely. CPVC and PVC have a lot of the same characteristics and are manufactured very similarly. However, CPVC has a greater temperature...
Top 4 Reasons Your Chicago Building Is Experiencing PVC Pipe Failure
Did you know that there are more than 40 high-rise projects occurring in Chicago right now? All of those buildings will need water supply lines and drain lines, and more often than not, contractors are opting to go with PVC, which is the acronym for Polyvinylchloride....
Is Your Building Plumbing System About to Become Your Worst Nightmare?
As a Chicago property manager, it is very important that you stay up-to-date on your building's infrastructure. While water supply lines and drain pipes do last decades, they do not last forever. This has never been so relevant as it is today. America's aging...
From Aircraft Carriers to Your Potable Water Pipes: Trenchless Pipe Technology
Have you considered repairing your worn water supply pipes with structural liners? Trenchless pipe technology has been around since the 1940s, but back then, the “lining” was a coating of cement motor. Today, pipe linings are constructed from polyurea, polyurethane or...
8 Questions to Ask before Hiring a Chicago Pipe Lining Expert
Before you hire a Chicago pipe lining expert, you should ask a few questions so that you fully understand the process, benefits and potential drawbacks. Here at Nu Flow, our pipe lining experts are always ready to answer all of your pipe repair and...
In 10 Minutes, I Will Give You the Truth About Why Copper Pipes Leak
According to the WSSC, copper piping is the most commonly used material for residential water supply lines. Copper piping first became available in the 1920's but it took another 19 to 25 years before it became widely used. The popularity of copper is due to its...