Can I protect my home by epoxy coating all the piping?

The process of coating all the pipes of a home is not a copper pipe or copper tubing protection process. It never has been and it is very unlikely to ever become one.

Copper Water Pipe Protection Using an Interior Epoxy Coating is Heavily Marketed as Pipe Protection

If your copper water pipes are located under the slab foundation of your home they are subject to many stresses that can cause catastrophic harm to your home. Some of those forces are earthquakes, earth movement, poor installation of the copper water piping and electrolysis through a poor electrical grounding system.

None of the Reasons from Slab Leaks Noted Above Will Be Abated By Epoxy Lining

A thin coating of epoxy on the interior of the pipe will only protect the interior of the piping from some of the forces of water. Epoxy coating can protect your piping from aggressive water. Aggressive water is water that actually removes some of the copper from the pipe and over time (usually decades) the piping can wear out and pin holes in the copper piping can occur. A coating of epoxy separates the corrosiveness of the water from the piping by creating a barrier. This is the reason from the epoxy coating system.

Epoxy Coating as a Prophylactic Approach to Water Leakage in a Home

This is really the only reason that I can think of to use epoxy coatings. Let’s say you are in a neighborhood where your neighbors are experiencing slab leak problems in their homes. Certainly you don’t want this to happen to your home. Opting for epoxy lining now, before you have a leak, can add years of life to your piping providing that the leaks were from aggressive water.

How Can I Tell If I Have Aggressive Water

Any microbiological lab can diagnose your water delivery issues. Do not trust the water department for your city or any water agency. Truesdail Labs in Tustin can give you an unbiased opinion (http://www.truesdail.com/).

Epoxy Coating All The Piping After a Slab Leak Repair

Once you have had a water leak under the foundation of your home you know that you do not want another one. Once the leak is repaired you may want to consider adding on to the job by epoxy coating all the water piping to help prevent it from ever occurring again.