FREE TOOL // Pipe Material ID
Pipe Material Identifier
Year built, color, joints and where it is: narrow down whether your pipe is cast iron, clay, Orangeburg, PVC or ABS.
RECCH 0100:00:00Four quick steps.
- 01
Year built
Pipe materials track the decades.
- 02
What you see
Color, texture and where you found it.
- 03
Get the likely match
Ranked possibilities.
- 04
Confirm with a camera
The only sure way.
About this tool.
How accurate is this?
It narrows the odds. A camera confirms the material.
Why does it matter?
Each material fails in its own way and calls for its own inspection and repair approach.
What if I find more than one?
That is common. Tell your inspector.
Related files.
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FILE A-11 InspectOrangeburg PipeOrangeburg is tar-impregnated wood fiber pipe from the mid-century. It deforms with age, and a camera shows how…Open file