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Magnet reveals if brown water is caused by rust
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| Kingsley G. Morse Jr. (Delete the D) 2005-11-10, 3:21 pm |
| I noticed that placing a small magnet in water
drained from my hot water tank did indeed collect
bits of rust.
It seems to me that using a magnet can reveal if
brown water is caused by rusting, as opposed to
dirt seeping into broken pipes, for example.
Thanks,
Kingsley
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| Edwin Pawlowski 2005-11-10, 5:22 pm |
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"Kingsley G. Morse Jr. (Delete the D)" <changeD@nas.com> wrote in message
> It seems to me that using a magnet can reveal if
> brown water is caused by rusting, as opposed to
> dirt seeping into broken pipes, for example.
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> Thanks,
> Kingsley
Dirt does not seep into water pipe that have 40 to 110 psi of pressure in
them. You can get colored water from a well that sucks up mud, old rusted
cast iron water mains, minerals in the water. Probably a few other reasons
also. If you have a broken pipe, you will probably spot it by the lush
green lawn in that area, the big puddle (summer), or the skating rink
(winter) out by the road.
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