chaniarts wrote:
: Andrew Barss wrote:
: I had a flood, due to a leaking pipe in my attic crawlspace (brick
: house, built 1943, Tucson AZ, pipe likely put in during 1970 kitchen
: remodel).
:
: The leak was apparently due to corrosion the plumber attributed to
: a mixture someplace in the system of galvanized steel (what leaked)
: and copper. I'm trying to decide whether to repipe the whole house,
: which is going to be expensive and a pain, or not. My gut tells me
: to do it, but thought I'd ask anyone who knows more about plumbing
: than I do, especially in this sort of house, for advice on how to
: proceed.
:
: Thanks,
:
: Andy Barss

: you'd only get the corrosion where the two metals touch.

That's what I thought as well, but the plumber showed me a length of
galvanized steel cut out of the middle of a longer length in the attic,
with the hole in it. And pointed out some elbows in an exposed wall
(exposed as part of the renovation we have in progress) that he said
were showing signs of the corrosion, and they're minimally several feet
away from any copper.

So, is this possibly the result of something else?


-- Andy Barss