Houses built in the 1980s
National checks that apply to at least one year in the 1980s: Polybutylene pipes, Federal Pacific panels. Worth checking for this era. A year page has the list for that year.
- Polybutylene pipes
The Cox v. Shell settlement class covered polybutylene supply plumbing installed between January 1, 1978 and July 31, 1995. Worth checking for this era.
- Federal Pacific panels
Stab-Lok panels from the 1950s into the 1980s are commonly reported, verify. In 1983 CPSC closed its investigation because the data it had did not establish a serious risk of injury. Worth checking for this era.