Plumbing leaks in basement

[Blackbyrd]

I have a basement garage in a house built in the 90's. It was renovated in innthe 06-08 time frame so there is a mix of pvc, copper, and pex. Starting a few years back I've had several issues with pinholes developing in the pex lines on my hot water side.

I came back from vacation to the 7th leak in 4 years, now I'm thinking this is no longer a random occurrence. I'm aware there was a class action suit against a supplier, but I don't think thst covers the stuff I have

Anyone have any ideas on what may cause this outside of the poor quality?

 

[dcg9381]

Pin Hole Leaks in Pex?

While my plumber was fixing the water leak I described in a separate thread, I asked him if he was using all Pex now and he said pretty much was. But he said something that surprised me. He said that he was starting to get more and more calls to fix pinhole leaks in old Pex installs. First I...

www.garagejournal.com

 

[Blackbyrd]

I read through that before posting, that brand isn't what I have and critters aren't my issue thankfully

I've considered static build up, pressure reg failure, and thermal/uv degradation. Didn't really see that addressed in there.

The copper oxidation is something I thought about, since there is a build-up in the lines I've replaced, at the time I attributed it to some construction onnthe waterline in my neighborhood

 

[no704]

Rip it and sweat In new copper.