Kitec Piping and its Negative Effect on Homes Value

There has been more and more customers looking into getting Kitec piping redone, and without a doubt you may have heard a wisp "Kitec" from someone or from somewhere. But what's the big deal with Kitec and why is everyone so crazy about it? Well Kitec was a flexible plastic pipe with a twist, it was made up of 3 layers (think of a sandwich) this layers where made of Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) and Aluminium, sometimes Kitec could also be referred to as Pex-Al-Pex or Pe-Al-Pe, this pipes came in either Orange or Blue color, and were rather popular back in 1995 till 2007. 

At the time Kitec was hailed as a alternative to Copper, which has been used in plumbing for centuries. However Kitec fame was short lived as it was discovered that Kitec piping had a bad tendency of corroding in a rather rapid/accelerated pase. As such a massive recall began around 2005. Later in 2011 leading to a Class Action lawsuit against IPEX the maker of Kitec.

One negative side effect of Kitec pipes is that it has a negative value on homes resale value, given the rather large plumbing bill that comes with having all Kitec pipes replaced. As of 2015 Ontario Real Estate Council (OREA) along with Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) made much needed changes to Seller Property Information Statement (SPIS) Forms, now this forms carry questions relating to Kitec.