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copper pipe outdoors?
I have a water valve that is corroded and I hired a plumber to come out to
repair it. When he finished the job I noticed he attached a copper pipe section to the original pipe that is galvanized. I thought I have only seen copper pipes used indoor behind walls, and it seems the copper pipes are kind of weak...when I asked him he said it's the same but something makes me uneasy about it. This is the main 1" pipe that comes into the house. Using the think copper pipe just does not seem right to me. May be it's just me. MC |
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On Jun 1, 6:24?pm, Meat Plow wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:02:20 -0400, MiamiCuse wrote: I have a water valve that is corroded and I hired a plumber to come out to repair it. When he finished the job I noticed he attached a copper pipe section to the original pipe that is galvanized. I thought I have only seen copper pipes used indoor behind walls, and it seems the copper pipes are kind of weak...when I asked him he said it's the same but something makes me uneasy about it. This is the main 1" pipe that comes into the house. Using the think copper pipe just does not seem right to me. May be it's just me. MC They bury copper pipe from my city's lateral hook up to my house. Just had my galvanized replaced that was ready to blow from age. copper is far better than galvanized, one day you will need ALL that galavanized pipe replaced. It rusts, corrodes inside causing poor flow, leaks and causes big hassles. no trouble adding copper as long as he used a direlectric connector. without that the connection will fail fast |
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wrote in message ups.com... On Jun 1, 6:24?pm, Meat Plow wrote: On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:02:20 -0400, MiamiCuse wrote: I have a water valve that is corroded and I hired a plumber to come out to repair it. When he finished the job I noticed he attached a copper pipe section to the original pipe that is galvanized. I thought I have only seen copper pipes used indoor behind walls, and it seems the copper pipes are kind of weak...when I asked him he said it's the same but something makes me uneasy about it. This is the main 1" pipe that comes into the house. Using the think copper pipe just does not seem right to me. May be it's just me. MC They bury copper pipe from my city's lateral hook up to my house. Just had my galvanized replaced that was ready to blow from age. copper is far better than galvanized, one day you will need ALL that galavanized pipe replaced. It rusts, corrodes inside causing poor flow, leaks and causes big hassles. no trouble adding copper as long as he used a direlectric connector. without that the connection will fail fast There is no connector, he soldered them together. Is it ok? |
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On Jun 1, 5:37 pm, "MiamiCuse" wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... .... On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:02:20 -0400, MiamiCuse wrote: ...water valve ... corroded and I hired a plumber to repair it. ...he attached a copper pipe section to the original ...galvanized. ... .... no trouble adding copper as long as he used a direlectric connector. without that the connection will fail fast There is no connector, he soldered them together. Is it ok? Can't solder on galvanized so that probably is the connector attached to the existing galvanized. One would assume a professional plumber knows about galvanic corrosion and wouldn't make the connection w/o the proper fitting, at least as long as it wasn't just some schmuck but an actual, real plumber. As others noted, the outside use of copper isn't bad for any reason other than if it were for some reason subject to physical damage. Otherwise, think copper as in roofs, etc., ... |
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"dpb" wrote in message As others noted, the outside use of copper isn't bad for any reason other than if it were for some reason subject to physical damage. Otherwise, think copper as in roofs, etc., ... With the possible exception of the theft problem. Bob |
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With the possible exception of the theft problem. Bob Man is that a problem around here. yeah people have stolen downspouts and gutters, all sorts of stuff. One person I know had all their copper removed and replaced with vinyl to avoid someone getting hurt stealing it. They live in a theft prone area |
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"MiamiCuse" wrote in message ... I have a water valve that is corroded and I hired a plumber to come out to repair it. When he finished the job I noticed he attached a copper pipe section to the original pipe that is galvanized. I thought I have only seen copper pipes used indoor behind walls, and it seems the copper pipes are kind of weak...when I asked him he said it's the same but something makes me uneasy about it. This is the main 1" pipe that comes into the house. Using the think copper pipe just does not seem right to me. May be it's just me. MC Copper is far superior to galvanized, But in some soil conditions it,s not the best. Also I hoped he used a dielectric nipple on each side of the copper |
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Anyone with copper gutters and downspouts deserves to have them stolen.
What a waste of money anyway. -- Steve Barker wrote in message oups.com... With the possible exception of the theft problem. Bob Man is that a problem around here. yeah people have stolen downspouts and gutters, all sorts of stuff. One person I know had all their copper removed and replaced with vinyl to avoid someone getting hurt stealing it. They live in a theft prone area |
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Steve Barker wrote:
Anyone with copper gutters and downspouts deserves to have them stolen. What a waste of money anyway. For sure. They should have gone straight to gold. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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Steve Barker wrote: Anyone with copper gutters and downspouts deserves to have them stolen. What a waste of money anyway. For sure. They should have gone straight to gold. hey they last literally a lifetime, no need for any maintence at all. so because they are costly they shouldnt be used? the house I grew up in as a kid had copper downspouts till recently. they were probably over 50 years old. I drove by and noticed they have been replaced. |
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wrote in message ps.com... Steve Barker wrote: Anyone with copper gutters and downspouts deserves to have them stolen. What a waste of money anyway. For sure. They should have gone straight to gold. hey they last literally a lifetime, no need for any maintence at all. so because they are costly they shouldnt be used? the house I grew up in as a kid had copper downspouts till recently. they were probably over 50 years old. I drove by and noticed they have been replaced. Probably because the 50 y/o copper was your truck as you "drove by"? ;-) |
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