My Copper Pipes Keep Getting Pinhole Leaks (East Port Orchard, WA)

What usually causes pinhole leaks in copper in East Port Orchard

Velocity erosion: undersized hot lines or a recirculation pump wear the pipe at elbows and tees. In East Port Orchard that usually means 1970s copper at fittings near Retsil, and the ground, till sloping toward Sinclair Inlet, decides how far the water travels before you see it.

The second thing we rule in or out is age. Copper from the 1960s and 70s has been in service for half a century, and thin spots fail first. It's common enough on 1980s subdivision lots off Mile Hill that we never skip it.

And contact corrosion: copper against concrete, fill, a steel hanger or a nail plate corrodes at the contact point. Less common on older lots down toward Retsil, but we've found it near South Kitsap High.

First steps on a East Port Orchard property

Copper pinholes and poly splits at fittings and foundation entries on subdivision lots along Mile Hill Drive, Bethel Avenue and Jackson Avenue.

What you can check yourself on older lots down toward Retsil: count the pinhole repairs the house has had and where. Do the meter test to catch the current leak if there is one. If you get that far, we'll pick it up from there with pEX-A tubing, hot and and manifold or trunk-and-branch fittings.

How we fix it

In East Port Orchard the work that follows the diagnosis is whole-house repipe, and it runs in order: run new lines, tie in and test, abandon or remove old lines. Copper pinholed under driveways in clay seams near Retsil sets the pace on sloped lots above the inlet; the sequence doesn't change.

Our East Port Orchard coverage for pinhole leaks in copper runs South Kitsap High, Jackson Avenue, Village Greens, the Veterans Home and everything between. We're based in Central Kitsap, about twenty minutes across the inlet, with pEX-A tubing, hot and and pumps on the truck.