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copper pipe outdoors?
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| MiamiCuse 2007-06-01, 5:25 pm |
| 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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| Meat Plow 2007-06-01, 5:25 pm |
| 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.
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> 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.
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| hallerb@aol.com 2007-06-01, 8:25 pm |
| On Jun 1, 6:24?pm, Meat Plow <m...@meatplow.local> wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:02:20 -0400, MiamiCuse wrote:
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> 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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| MiamiCuse 2007-06-01, 8:25 pm |
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<hallerb@aol.com> wrote in message
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> On Jun 1, 6:24?pm, Meat Plow <m...@meatplow.local> wrote:
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> 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.
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> no trouble adding copper as long as he used a direlectric connector.
> without that the connection will fail fast
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There is no connector, he soldered them together. Is it ok?
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| Meat Plow 2007-06-01, 8:25 pm |
| On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:30:51 +0000, hallerb@aol.com wrote:
> On Jun 1, 6:24?pm, Meat Plow <m...@meatplow.local> wrote:
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> 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.
I did that last year. This year the valve on the street side of the meter
in my basement started leaking and the damn thing was too fragile to mess
with. Fortunately it was right over a drain so a few drips per minute
didn't bother me until recently when it escalated into a steady stream
indicating it was ready to split.
> no trouble adding copper as long as he used a direlectric connector.
> without that the connection will fail fast
Was at work at the time but this contractor has replaced many in this
neighborhood over the past decade.
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| Meat Plow 2007-06-01, 8:25 pm |
| On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:37:52 -0400, MiamiCuse wrote:
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> <hallerb@aol.com> wrote in message
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> There is no connector, he soldered them together. Is it ok?
I don't think it matters in your case. This was an outdoor spigot?
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| On Jun 1, 5:37 pm, "MiamiCuse" <nmbexc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> <hall...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> 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" <bozarth.d@gmail.com> 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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| Meat Plow 2007-06-02, 3:25 am |
| On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:17:29 -0700, Bob F wrote:
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> "dpb" <bozarth.d@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> With the possible exception of the theft problem.
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> Bob
Man is that a problem around here.
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| hallerb@aol.com 2007-06-02, 3:25 am |
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> 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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| Sacramento Dave 2007-06-02, 3:25 am |
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"MiamiCuse" <nmbexcuse@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>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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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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| Steve Barker 2007-06-02, 3:25 am |
| Anyone with copper gutters and downspouts deserves to have them stolen.
What a waste of money anyway.
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<hallerb@aol.com> wrote in message
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> yeah people have stolen downspouts and gutters, all sorts of stuff.
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> 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.
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For sure. They should have gone straight to gold.
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| hallerb@aol.com 2007-06-02, 5:25 pm |
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> Steve Barker wrote:
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> For sure. They should have gone straight to gold.
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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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| Jackson 2007-06-02, 5:25 pm |
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<hallerb@aol.com> wrote in message
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> hey they last literally a lifetime, no need for any maintence at all.
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> so because they are costly they shouldnt be used?
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> the house I grew up in as a kid had copper downspouts till recently.
> they were probably over 50 years old.
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> I drove by and noticed they have been replaced.
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Probably because the 50 y/o copper was your truck as you "drove by"?
;-)
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