What is ABS pipe?
ABS pipe is black rigid, non-pressurized plastic pipe used to drain your sinks, tubs, showers, toilet and washing machines. It is also used to vent the drain and waste pipes. What is qualifying ABS pipe? Qualifying ABS Pipe is pipe that: • has cracked circumferentially adjacent to a joint or “fitting”; • has leaked; and • was manufactured by one of the five defendant ABS pipe manufacturers during the relevant time frame. There are five manufacturers of ABS pipe that for discrete periods of time between 1984 and 1990 that produced ABS pipe that allegedly may crack circumferentially at the joint. Those manufacturers and time periods are: Centaur: January 1985 through September 1985 Phoenix: November 1985 through September 1986 Gable: Periodically between November 1984 and December 1990 Polaris: Periodically between January 1984 and December 1990 Apache: Periodically between November 1984 and December 1990 ABS pipe is marked on the outside wall of the pipe. The markings include the name o
