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Any use for old galvanized plumbing pipes?

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redly

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I recently bought an older house. Tonight, just for kicks, I decided to yank out all of the galvanized plumbing and replace it with copper.

Now, I now there is a market for old copper pipes (recycling). Is there any market for old galvanized pipes?

Hopefully curious.....
 
compost pile! ah, jungle gym for the kiddies.


Scare crow? how about welding roll bars to a jeep. Maybe make a fountian or dig a well or both.

Irrigate a garden? maybe make a new galvinized giagantic trombone. Oh I got it, get a sheet and make a hang glider.

maybe make a boobie trap for the driveway. Heat it up and pound out a few swords and have sword fights, or make a suit of armor. Boots of escaping!

Make a pontun boat. or build a big bertha potato gun.

Oh or instead of a log cabin, make a galvinized pipe cabin.
 
There is no market for old, galvanized pipes. However, there is a reward - you don't have to worry about drinking crappy water with particles in it that could kill you. That is all.

 
Tonight, just for kicks, I decided to yank out all of the galvanized plumbing and replace it with copper.

I wish I could get that bug up my ass about replacing the stinkin' wiring in this place. The kitchen has several 12-3 Romex circuits, but the rest of the house is 14ga knob & tube. I've got 15AMP mini breakers on all circuit's, and GFCIs where needed, but the new panel and wiring are long overdue. Man, where do you get the inspiration?
 
Why on earth would you replace galvanized piping with copper? PVC is like eleventy billion times cheaper and sick easier to work through old construction (since it bends more readily)

Also requires less skill to install.
 
Originally posted by: Ornery
Don't know about Ricardo, but we're not allowed to use PVC for water supply lines here.
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Where is "here", so I can never, ever, ever move there. I'm not into the whole replace-all-the-damned-pipes-every-15-to-20-years thing.
 
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Originally posted by: Ornery
Don't know about Ricardo, but we're not allowed to use PVC for water supply lines here.
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Where is "here", so I can never, ever, ever move there. I'm not into the whole replace-all-the-damned-pipes-every-15-to-20-years thing.
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copper will last a lot longer than 20 years...
 
Originally posted by: dartworth
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Originally posted by: Ornery
Don't know about Ricardo, but we're not allowed to use PVC for water supply lines here.
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Where is "here", so I can never, ever, ever move there. I'm not into the whole replace-all-the-damned-pipes-every-15-to-20-years thing.
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copper will last a lot longer than 20 years...
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Tell that to the 20-year-old copper that we just replaced here. The sh!t was PAPER THIN in places. Maybe those of you on that treated city water stuff can run copper a lot longer, but those of us who aren't afraid of a few germs or minerals aren't that lucky. Oh, and what we had assumed to be hard water stains? Those were really desposits of fvcking oxidized copper that had been stripped out of the inside of the pipes.
 
Plastic plumbing goes hand in hand with the super cheap building materials used in today's new homes. From 2' centers on trusses (instead of 16" center rafters and joists), to fiberglass sinks, tubs and shower stalls, as well as garbage windows and flooring. Ever hear cast iron drains at work? No, and you won't, unlike the POS plastic stuff used today. If your supply lines are plastic, why not the fixtures themselves, if it's so superior? We are able to use plastic supply lines for pools and sprinkler systems, so we're quite familiar with the product.
 
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Why on earth would you replace galvanized piping with copper? PVC is like eleventy billion times cheaper and sick easier to work through old construction (since it bends more readily)

Also requires less skill to install.
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PVC is not allowed in many states.

 
Originally posted by: redly
I recently bought an older house. Tonight, just for kicks, I decided to yank out all of the galvanized plumbing and replace it with copper.

Now, I now there is a market for old copper pipes (recycling). Is there any market for old galvanized pipes?

Hopefully curious.....
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You replaced all the plumbing in one night? Bless you, my son.:thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Why on earth would you replace galvanized piping with copper? PVC is like eleventy billion times cheaper and sick easier to work through old construction (since it bends more readily)

Also requires less skill to install.
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Code prohibits it...plus I just don't trust PVC to provide healthy drinking water
 
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