MORE ABOUT PINHOLE LEAKS...

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South end Homeowner:
Thursday, January 17, 2008 3:04:02 PM
I went by my house at noon to see how the $1800 plumbing re-do was going. I had a nice surprise in my mailbox. My $627 water bill arrived. The last few months my bill has been between $200 and $300. I understand the city forgives one water bill every five years if there is a leak or some other problem. However, the leakage of water at my house will actually be reflected in two water bills — the bill I just received and the next one. I became aware of the first leak two weeks ago. By allowing forgiveness of more than one bill (since it’s the city’s fault,) they could help out the average middle-income person who is struggling to pay for plumbing repairs plus the large water bill.I don’t know how much it is going to cost to fix my driveway where it was cut open in order to reach the pipes. It’s unsightly and unsafe and will have to be repaired by a paving contractor.Thanks for caring about this. What a nightmare.

READ FOR YOURSELF WHAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED:

The following are links to information pertaining to pinhole leaks in copper pipes:
ToolBase Services is the housing industry's resource for technical information on building products, materials, new technologies, business management, and housing systems.
http://www.toolbase.org/about.aspx

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC)
http://www.wssc.dst.md.us/copperpipe/pinhole_charts.cfm

Senate Bill 54 mandated "Task force study report on pinhole leaks" completed by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development.
Click here to view the report