HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., April 5, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- ACE DuraFlo Pipe Restoration Inc. has installed ePIPE(tm) in a Habitat for Humanity of Orange County home under construction in Huntington Beach. ACE DuraFlo restores residential and commercial copper water piping experiencing pinhole leaks by providing a preventative liner, ePIPE, within existing pipes.
"Habitat for Humanity chose ACE DuraFlo to install the water lines and line the copper pipes with their epoxy coating in order to reduce the potential for pinhole leaks in the future, thus providing maximum protection to the home buyer," Loretta Drummond Assistant Site Superintendent for Habitat for Humanity of Orange County says.
"This is the first home in the country to have copper piping installed that is pre-coated with an epoxy lining using the ACE DuraFlo ePIPE process," Steven Wann ACE DuraFlo Pipe Restoration Inc. President says. "We coated the piping at our facility and used a special fitting that enabled us to install ePIPE in a single day. Now the home has an epoxy lined copper piping system that should last a hundred years or more."
According to ACE DuraFlo records the average age of homes in Orange County experiencing pinhole leaks is 12 years. Company representatives say the changes in water chemistry mandated by the EPA's Safe Water Act, along with other factors, are adversely causing premature failure in copper pipes.
"We were really impressed at the speed and workmanship of the ACE DuraFlo technicians. The entire home took only a day," Drummond said.
About ACE DuraFlo Pipe Restoration Inc.
ACE DuraFlo, Pipe Restoration Inc. began restoring commercial pipes in Southern California in April of 2001. The company began residential pipe restoration in November of 2001. Its patent pending, inner epoxy lining called ePIPE serves as a pipe within a pipe and has been successfully used on thousands of homes, condominiums, hospitals, schools, hotels and commercial buildings to control pipe corrosion. It is a permanent solution for pinhole leaks and corrosion in copper water piping and can prevent future leaks and property damage. For more information call (800) 359-6369 or visit: www.RestoreMyPipes.com http://www.restoremypipes.com.
About Habitat for Humanity of Orange County
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County is dedicated to ending substandard housing and building strong communities. Habitat uses non-government donations of funding, materials, professional services and volunteer labor to build simple, decent homes which are sold to qualified low-income families for closing costs, a 1% down payment and a zero-interest long-term mortgage. Mortgage payments are recycled to build more Habitat homes.
Habitat families contribute 500 hours of "sweat equity" to the program by building their own home, helping another Habitat family build a home, or working in some other area of the Habitat organization.
Habitat for Humanity families and volunteers have built 112 homes in Orange County since 1988, and are currently building seven homes in Cypress and one home in Huntington Beach. For more information about Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, please visit our Web site at http://habitatoc.org or call (714) 434-6200.