Typlex polybutylene pipes in WA rental homes
Advice for landlords, property managers, and tenants.
A number of WA homes fitted with Pro-fit Typlex 1050 resin polybutylene plumbing pipes (Typlex pipes) have experienced water leaks (plumbing failures).
The Typlex pipes were manufactured by Iplex Pipelines Australia Pty Ltd, a company owned by Fletcher Building. The Typlex pipes were installed in approximately 12,000 to 15,000 WA homes constructed or renovated between mid-2017 and mid-2022.
More information on the issue is available from Building and Energy.
Owners of properties with Typlex pipes have two pathways to seek remediation, depending on which building contractor installed the pipes.