My house was built in the 1950's and it has galvanized steel pipe
inside the walls and foundation and the past year i have noticed VERY
BAD AND SLOW draining the worst its ever been and i was wondering what
is the way to go about trying to fix the problem

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My house was built in the 1950's and it has galvanized steel pipe
inside the walls and foundation and the past year i have noticed VERY
BAD AND SLOW draining the worst its ever been and i was wondering what
is the way to go about trying to fix the problem

Galvanized should never be used for drain and waste lines (although I've
run into a lot in that era that was, too).

You're only real cure is to replace it.

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My house was built in the 1950's and it has galvanized steel pipe
inside the walls and foundation and the past year i have noticed VERY
BAD AND SLOW draining the worst its ever been and i was wondering what
is the way to go about trying to fix the problem

Iron pipe will eventually corrode and clog. It has to be replaced. There is
no way to clean out the insides of it. A snake may get you some temporary
relief, but it does not fix the real problem.

On Jan 21, 11:06*am, wrote:
My house was built in the 1950's and it has galvanized steel pipe
inside the walls and foundation and the past year i have noticed VERY
BAD AND SLOW draining the worst its ever been and i was wondering what
is the way to go about trying to fix the problem

Galvanised pipe is not normally used for drain lines. Cast iron or
plastic is all I have seen in my long years. Cast does not corrode
over a normal lifetime of a house but may build up blockages. If they
are are cast iron, a rotorooter may be able to clear them. If they
indeed are galvanised, your only choice is replacement as they do
corrode.

Harry K