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You stop wondering when the next leak will hit. That’s what matters when you’re dealing with Kitec plumbing problems in South Land Park, CA.
Kitec pipes don’t give warnings. One day your water pressure drops. The next, you’ve got a burst fitting flooding your kitchen. The brass fittings corrode from the inside out through dezincification, and by the time you notice low pressure, the damage is already happening.
Replacing your Kitec system means you’re done with that uncertainty. No more emergency buckets. No more calling your insurance company to see if they’ll cover “pre-existing conditions” (they won’t). No more explaining to buyers why your home has recalled plumbing. You get reliable water flow, you protect your property value, and you sleep better knowing your home isn’t one fitting failure away from thousands in water damage.
The repiping process takes a few days. You stay in your home. Your routine continues. And when it’s done, you’ve got copper or PEX that’ll outlast the Kitec by decades.
We’ve been handling emergency plumbing in Sacramento for years, and we’ve seen what Kitec failures do to South Land Park homes. We’re licensed repiping contractors who know exactly how to replace these systems without tearing your house apart.
Our Google rating sits at 4.7 out of 5 stars from 93 reviews because we do what we say. We arrive on time, we give you transparent pricing upfront, and we often finish under estimate. When customers say the final bill was less than quoted, that’s not an accident—that’s how we work.
We run 24/7 emergency service because Kitec doesn’t fail on your schedule. When a fitting bursts at 2 AM, you need someone who answers and shows up. That’s us.
First, we assess your system. We locate every Kitec line and fitting in your home—hot water, cold water, and radiant heating if you have it. You’ll know exactly what needs replacing before we touch anything.
Then we map the repipe route. We figure out how to run new copper or PEX lines with minimal wall cuts and disruption. Most of the work happens in your attic, crawlspace, or basement. You don’t lose access to your home.
During the replacement, we work in sections. We shut off water to specific areas, swap out the Kitec, test the new lines, and move to the next section. You’ll have water access for most of the day. The whole process typically takes two to four days depending on your home’s size and layout.
After installation, we pressure test everything, patch any access points we created, and walk you through the new system. You get documentation showing the work was done to code, which matters when you sell or refinance.
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You’re getting complete Kitec removal. Not a patch job. Not a “let’s fix this one leak” temporary solution. We pull out every orange and blue Kitec line and every brass fitting that’s corroding from dezincification.
In South Land Park homes, we typically replace Kitec with either copper piping or PEX, depending on your home’s setup and your budget. Copper lasts forever and handles high temperatures without issue. PEX costs less, installs faster, and works great for most residential applications. We’ll tell you which makes sense for your situation.
You also get code compliance. Sacramento has specific requirements for repiping work, and we pull permits and schedule inspections. That documentation protects you during real estate transactions. Buyers and their agents won’t flag your plumbing during disclosure because you’ll have proof the recalled system is gone.
And you get insurance relief. Many carriers in California either refuse to cover homes with Kitec or charge higher premiums because the failure rate is documented. Once you replace it, that liability disappears. Your home becomes insurable at normal rates again, and you’re not explaining to adjusters why they should cover damage from a system that was recalled in 2005.
Check your water heater connections, under sinks, and in your attic or crawlspace. Kitec pipes are marked with orange (hot water) or blue (cold water) plastic outer layers. The pipes themselves will have “Kitec” or “KTC” stamped on them along with the manufacturer name IPEX.
Look at the fittings where pipes connect. Kitec used brass fittings that often have a yellowish color. If your home was built or renovated between 1995 and 2007 in South Land Park, and you see these colored pipes with brass fittings, you’ve got Kitec.
You can also check your original building permits or ask your home inspector if you had one during purchase. Many inspectors specifically flag Kitec in their reports because of the recall and known failure rates. If you’re still not sure, call us and we’ll come look. We can identify Kitec in about five minutes.
Full Kitec replacement in a typical South Land Park home runs between $4,000 and $15,000 depending on square footage, how many bathrooms you have, and whether you’ve got radiant heating. A 1,500 square foot home with two bathrooms usually lands around $6,000 to $8,000.
That’s not a small number, but compare it to the alternative. A single Kitec failure can cause $10,000 to $50,000 in water damage when fittings burst and flood your home. Insurance won’t cover it because Kitec is a known defect. You’re paying out of pocket for emergency repairs, drywall replacement, flooring, and mold remediation.
We give you an exact quote after we assess your system. No surprises. And we’ve had customers tell us the final bill came in under the estimate, which happens when the job goes smoother than expected. We don’t pad numbers to make ourselves look good later—we just charge you for the actual work.
You can, but you’re buying time, not solving the problem. Kitec doesn’t fail in one spot and then behave. The dezincification process affects all the brass fittings in your system simultaneously. When one fitting corrodes enough to leak or burst, the others are right behind it.
We’ve seen homeowners patch one leak, then deal with another failure three months later, then another six months after that. Each repair costs money and causes water damage. After the third or fourth emergency call, they’ve spent more on temporary fixes than a full repipe would have cost upfront.
The other issue is insurance and real estate. Partial repairs don’t remove Kitec from your disclosure requirements. You still have to tell buyers the system exists, which kills deals or tanks your sale price. And your insurance company still sees you as high-risk. A complete replacement solves all of that. You’re done with Kitec permanently instead of managing a failing system on borrowed time.
Most South Land Park homes take two to four days for complete Kitec replacement. Single-story homes with straightforward layouts can be done in two days. Two-story homes with multiple bathrooms usually need three to four days.
You stay in your home during the work. We’re not gutting walls or making your house unlivable. We access pipes through attics, crawlspaces, and small access points we cut and patch. You’ll have water shut off for portions of each day while we work on specific sections, but we restore service every evening so you can shower and use your kitchen.
The timeline depends on how much Kitec you have. If it’s just your water heater and main supply lines, we’re faster. If you’ve got Kitec running to every fixture plus radiant floor heating, it takes longer. We’ll give you an exact schedule after we map your system. And we show up when we say we will—punctuality is something our customers mention in reviews because it’s apparently rare in this industry.
Replacing Kitec protects your resale value. Keeping it destroys it. California law requires sellers and agents to disclose Kitec plumbing to buyers. Once buyers know, they either walk away or demand massive price reductions to cover the replacement cost plus a buffer for their trouble.
Buyers also struggle to get financing on homes with Kitec because lenders know it’s a liability. Some lenders flat-out refuse to write mortgages on properties with recalled plumbing systems. That shrinks your buyer pool to cash offers only, which means lower offers.
When you replace Kitec before listing, you eliminate all of that. Your disclosure is clean. Buyers get financing without issues. Their home inspectors find modern copper or PEX instead of a recalled system, which makes everyone comfortable. You might even use the replacement as a selling point—”new plumbing throughout” sounds a lot better than “recalled pipes we haven’t fixed yet.” South Land Park homes move faster when buyers aren’t calculating repair costs before they even make an offer.
Almost never. Insurance companies classify Kitec as a pre-existing condition because the system was recalled in 2005 and the defects are well-documented. When you file a claim for water damage from a Kitec failure, adjusters deny it based on known defect exclusions in your policy.
Some carriers in California won’t even insure homes with Kitec. Others will cover the home but explicitly exclude any damage related to the plumbing system. You’re paying premiums but getting no protection for the most likely failure point in your house.
The class action lawsuit against IPEX settled in 2013 for $125 million, but that claims period is long closed. You can’t go after the manufacturer now. You’re on your own for replacement costs and any damage that happens before you replace it. That’s why we tell South Land Park homeowners to treat Kitec replacement as urgent. Every month you wait is another month you’re self-insuring against a failure that’s not a question of if, but when. Get it done, document it, and send proof to your insurance company so they’ll cover your home properly again.
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