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Originally Posted by Frankie
I see it more and more in newer houses. I have to say, I do have some reservation about it's long term performance. But you can't beat the ease of installation and cost, as opposed to copper. Also, a friend bought a house built in the early 80s and as soon as she moved in the wall in the kitchen started leaking after months of saturation from a couple of pin hole leaks in the copper line inside it. It was a terrible mess when I removed the sheetrock to get to it. So I guess copper is not all that reliable long term either.
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People can do a shitty job with about anything I guess. This is my fourth house with copper, never had a problem.
I guess it is getting really expensive though. I have heard partial stories about thieves breaking into places and stealing the copper. That seems a bit over the top to me, hubcaps seem so much easier.