Main Incoming Pipe

[mgruenfeld (Max Gruenfeld, C.P.I)]

Can anyone tell me what type of pipe this is? It’s the main incoming water pipe into the house.
Located in Toronto, Canada if that makes a diff.
Thanks,

[lkage (Larry Kage, CMI)]

I’m guessing Blue Pex piping…

[mgoldenberg (Marc Goldenberg, Inspector # HI1365)]

What year /how old is the home

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

@mgruenfeld

Can anyone tell me what type of pipe this is?

In my service area of Minnesota, that would be PEX.
Also in Minnesota, it would be required that it be protected from damage where it passes through the concrete slab.

[mwilles (Martin Willes)]

Looks like copper pipe wrapped in a blue sleeve. Was it metal or plastic? You need to describe the material for an answer that’s anything but a guess. The trace wire indicates it’s a plastic pipe.

[sfetty (Dave Fetty, CMI)]

Looks like PEX from SWFL. PEX is the new Poly

[mgruenfeld (Max Gruenfeld, C.P.I)]

It felt like a hard plastic.

[mwilles (Martin Willes)]

I would identify the water service as unmarked plastic pipe.

[mgruenfeld (Max Gruenfeld, C.P.I)]

Thanks Martin

[ryoung7 (ROBERT YOUNG, CMI)]

I concur with your potable water supply pipe material hypotheses.
PLASTIC COATED BLUE COIL

Am I mistaken or is the 1/4 turn ball valve handle orientation wrong? The way the handle is setup you will not be able to close the valve. The 2x4" is in the way.

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

@mwilles

. Looks like copper pipe wrapped in a blue sleeve. Was it metal or plastic? You need to describe the material for an answer that’s anything but a guess. The trace wire indicates it’s a plastic pipe.

@ryoung7

I concur with your potable water supply pipe material hypotheses.
PLASTIC COATED BLUE COIL

Got news for ya… (perhaps except for the ritzy, big money area Willes operates in)… there is NO municipality that is gonna spend that kind of money on a public water distribution system to every home in it’s jurisdiction!!!
Private, maybe. Public, no way in hell!

[mwilles (Martin Willes)]

@jjonas

perhaps except for the ritzy, big money area Willes operates in)

I live in South Carolina. You don’t have to go too far to see this.

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

@mwilles

I live in South Carolina.

Where copper pipe is GOLD!!

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

@jjonas

In my saervice area of Minnesota, that would be PEX.
Also in Minnesota, it would be required that it be protected from damage where it passes through the concrete

This mornings inspection… best I could get…

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[ndegaris (Neil DeGaris, CMI KY License # 102167)]

Agree with JJ
Some of the specs PLASTIC COATED BLUE COIL

• Market Industrial
• Maximum Operating Temperature400 Degrees F

[ryoung7 (ROBERT YOUNG, CMI)]

Copper(II) sulfate?

[srechkin (Simon Rechkin)]

It’s plastic, a copper pipe wouldn’t need a [white] tracer wire. It’s typically a type of PE, but not PEX pipe. I would just identify it as plastic material in the report.