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Originally Posted by DoubleF
I think you mean Poly-B, not PVC. From what I understand, the pipe failure was more in the USA than Canada and that was mainly from outdoor storage of those pipes for anywhere between 2-16 months outdoors uncovered before installation. Canada's lack of sunlight helped a bit.
I was told that in Canada, insurance covers issues with Poly-B as long as it passes inspection prior to coverage. It was mentioned to me by an inspector that the failures of Poly-B in Canada are mainly with crappy fittings, but most of those fittings stopped being used within a few years of installation in the 80s already. Insurance won't cover water damage if the water damage goes on for too long rather than being addressed immediately. So no different than if you had a house full of copper or PEX and there was a pipe that burst.
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Poly-B would have been a better example, but UV also affects PVC.
Having made a water damage insurance claim (actually 3, 2 not in any way my fault), it's not a fun process. Paying the $10k to replace pipes is typically a better option.
If given the choice between older copper and 30+ year old plastic pipes, I'd definitely go copper. While copper pipes may last 100 years or more. It's almost a certainty that the 30+ plastic pipes will burst.