Hi this is Rick from Pure Elements Water and I just wanted to take a moment and express to you the top six things that any whole house or total property water system should do for you. Beside preventing pinhole leaks, here all the reasons a whole house water filtration system is a good idea. […]

Many Reasons the Whole House Water Filtration System by Pure Elements Water is the Best

PEX Plastic Pipe – UPDATE
While PEX types release carcinogenic contaminants under legal limits, legal limits have not updated in 20 years or so. Yikes! So health-wise that probably is not good for you.

Chloramines – Disinfectant of Choice – Copper Pipe Eaters
So by going to chloramines the benefit of it is you reduce the development of all of these disinfection byproducts that are cancerous. But it creates a bunch of other issues like stripping lead from pipes.

Chloramines – The Pinhole Leak Problem
Chloramines are being implicated in an epidemic of pinhole leaks in copper plumbing all over Southern California.

The Issue With Chloramines
There’s a topic I don’t know that we’ll get into it here, but it’s definitely prominent Beverly Hills. It’s prominent up and down the coast in Orange County. And it’s known as a pinhole leak problem.

Using Epoxy Lining to Fix Pinhole Leaks in Copper Pipes is a Bad Idea
Question: Rick I’ve got pinhole leaks and I had a guy come by just the other day who said he could blow epoxy lining into my pipes and seal all those pinholes. What can you tell me about that process? Rick: Well, of all the choices that you have, the epoxy lining is the least […]

Independent Lab Testing Validates Pinhole Prevention Water Filter Systems
Independent Lab Testing Validates Pinhole Prevention Water Filter Systems

PEX is Smelly – PEX vs Copper Southern CA
PEX is smelly because it sometimes leaches MTBEs into the water. This is not healthy for you.