# Repiping | Hummel Plumbing

A repipe replaces the water supply lines running through a house instead of chasing one leak at a time. Once a system starts failing in several places, each patch is paying again for the same problem. Homes here built before the mid 1970s often have galvanized pipe corroded nearly shut, and the copper put in through the seventies and eighties eventually develops pinhole leaks that South Orange County hard water speeds along. The work means running new copper or PEX to every fixture, pulling a permit, getting it inspected, and patching the walls that had to be opened along the route. Most single family homes are days of work, not weeks, and if a remodel already has the walls open, that is the moment to do it. Hummel Plumbing has been doing this out of San Juan Capistrano since 2013, family owned by Jon and Sally Hummel, California license 1034213, bonded and insured, residential and commercial, open 24 hours.

Provided by Hummel Plumbing in San Juan Capistrano, CA. Call (949) 505-9828 for an estimate.

## Why choose us
- Copper and PEX options explained without a hard sell
- Permitted and inspected, with patching included
- Ends the cycle of repeated pinhole leak repairs
- Restores water pressure lost to corroded galvanized pipe

## FAQ
### How do I know it is time to repipe?
Repetition is the tell. A third leak in eighteen months in different places is a system at the end of its life. Gradually declining pressure in an older home points the same way.

### Copper or PEX for a repipe?
Both are proven. Copper is rigid and time tested, PEX is flexible and often means fewer wall openings. We walk through what fits your house and your budget rather than pushing one answer.

### How long does a repipe take and do we have to move out?
Most homes are a few days of work. Water is off during the working day and back on at night, so people normally stay in the house.

### What happens to the walls afterward?
Access holes are cut where the new lines have to run and patched back. We keep the openings to the minimum the route actually needs and show you where they will be before we start.

### What do I need to do to get the house ready before a repipe starts?
Clear out the cabinets under every sink and empty any closet that backs onto plumbing, since that is where a lot of the new line has to run. Water is off during the working day, so fill a few pitchers and run the dishwasher and a load of laundry the night before. Keep pets somewhere quiet, because doors stay open while pipe is carried in and out. We walk the house with you before the first day and mark what needs clearing, so you are not emptying rooms we never touch.

## Contact
Phone (949) 505-9828 · https://hummelplumbing.com/contact