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Message: <blockquote data-quote="skater" data-source="post: 514073" data-attributes="member: 19158">That looks like polybutelene pipe.  If that shit is infesting your house, watch out - there was a huge lawsuit and the manufacturer paid to re-plumb everyone's house.  (I think the time for claims has ended, however.)  It was used in the late-80s through mid-90s, I think.It gets brittle and starts leaking, especially at the joints.  Be careful around it; try not to move it, touch it, etc.Our travel trailer has it, and I'm just waiting for the day when something breaks on it.  Actually, it already happened - a washer at the water pump went bad, so I now have a Sharkbite fitting with a short piece of Pex and a Pex/polybutelene Sharkbite adapter.  At some point I'm going to have to re-plumb the entire camper.  (RVs weren't covered by the lawsuit.)</blockquote>