by David Wiley | Aug 27, 2020 | Pipe Assessment, Pipe Restoration
What’s the last time you thought about how your potable water gets to the top floor of your Chicago highrise building? If you’re like most people, you’ve never thought about it. You turn on a tap or start the washer, and the water simply flows. The truth is that it’s...
by David Wiley | Sep 26, 2018 | Clogged Plumbing Pipe, Copper Pipes, Epoxy Pipe Lining, Facility Manager, Pipe Assessment, Pipe Coating, Pipe Failure, Pipe lining restoration, plumbing maintenance, Plumbing Pipe Inspection, Property Management, Property Manager
Potable water is the water that flows through your plumbing pipes to your taps, showers, sinks and other water-using appliances. This water has been treated and filtered for harmful contaminants by the city of Chicago’s water treatment plants and has been deemed safe...
by David Wiley | May 3, 2018 | Facility Manager, Pipe Assessment, Pipe Lining, Pipe lining restoration, Pipe Restoration, Plumbing Contractor, plumbing maintenance, Plumbing Pipe Inspection, Plumbing Pipes, potable water pipes, Property Management
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...
by David Wiley | Sep 15, 2016 | Corroded Pipes, Pipe Assessment, Pipe Failure, Plumbing Pipes
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...
by David Wiley | Apr 26, 2016 | Pipe Assessment
Pinhole leaks in copper piping have become notoriously problematic. While all piping, no matter the material, are susceptible to leaks, pinhole leaks seem to be a particular trait in copper piping. While pinhole leaks may sound small, the reality is they can be a...
