Plumbing Expert Witness

Root-cause analysis of plumbing, piping, and pipe-freeze failures.

EIS Forensic provides plumbing expert witness and forensic engineering services for plumbing, piping, and industrial process piping failures. Drawing on years of experience designing and constructing building systems, our investigators are intimately familiar with applicable plumbing codes and best design practices, and their familiarity with the construction process supports meticulous review of project documents to reveal deficiencies.

Our methodical onsite approach helps determine the root cause of residential, commercial, and industrial plumbing failures on behalf of insurance clients evaluating coverage and subrogation potential. From underground chilled-water pipe joint failures to pipe freezes and water heater failures, we identify what went wrong and why.

What We Investigate

Pipe freeze and burst-pipe failure analysis
Water heater and water heater explosion investigations
Underground and buried piping joint failures
Industrial and process piping failures
Plumbing construction-defect and code analysis
Residential and light-commercial system failures
Subrogation and insurance claim support

Engineers in This Practice

Joshua D. Lange, P.E.

Mechanical Engineer

Licensed Mechanical Professional Engineer with over twenty years of experience in HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, and fire-suppression system forensic analysis, and design

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Hayden Lange

Mechanical Engineering Technician

Mechanical Engineering Technician with a strong background in HVAC system design and forensic investigations of residential and light commercial plumbing system failures.

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