Case Study
The Environment Dictates Change In Plumbing Systems
In many regions around the county, soil conditions are causing builders and contractors to investigate and change their plumbing materials. One homebuilder in the metropolitan Phoenix area, Centex Homes, which consistently ranks among the largest single-family home producers in the United States, was finding that acidic soil was causing incidences of corrosion in copper plumbing, especially under the slab. When Mike Trailor, division president f