Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride

So it's like little tips like that that you'll want to learn about your home.

So like cast iron drain lines, and then there's this type of plumbing called CPVC.

It's just like super brittle white PVC- Those are not common anymore, but you can look up, like, how do I maintain this, or do I need to swap it? But just because your home is out of code right now doesn't necessarily mean it's unsafe.

It just means it's not common practice anymore, and there's some people who can work with it.

On a master bathroom, the thing that gets left out is always behind a wall, and you'll never see it until it fails.

So in my experience, when we dove into a house that was over 15 or 20 years old, or had some newer products that were already outdated, like CPVC, like poly pipe or any one of those other things.

And I'm not talking about sections of that out there.

I want to get in there.

Different materials require different repair techniques.

A plumber may be working with copper, PEX, CPVC, galvanized steel, or another type of pipe.

Sometimes only the damaged section needs replacing.

Other times, the inspection reveals corrosion or wear that makes replacing a larger section the smarter long-term solution.

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It wasn't dirty or had any sludge in it.

The water lines are CPVC.

We have a natural gas hot water heater, which was replaced two years ago.

The odor has been around before and after the water heater replacement, but not since I bought the house in 2017.