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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on January 5, 2007, 11:47 pm
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> From early fifties to early seventies, 4" copper was standard issue in much
> of the country. Worked better than iron or galvanized, nobody used lead any
> more, and PVC or other plastics were just starting to be used, and not
> code-approved in many areas. For several years after PVC was allowed for
> drains, many areas still required copper feed lines. Properly installed, and
> in the absence of bad water or other chemical or galvanic weirdness, copper
> will basically last forever.
> aem sends...
i have some copper lines now 60 years old that are paper thin and
leaking in places. nothing last forever i just wish they had been
heavier from the get go
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Posted by Bob F on January 6, 2007, 7:06 pm
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> > From early fifties to early seventies, 4" copper was standard issue in
much
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> > of the country. Worked better than iron or galvanized, nobody used lead
any
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> > more, and PVC or other plastics were just starting to be used, and not
> > code-approved in many areas. For several years after PVC was allowed for
> > drains, many areas still required copper feed lines. Properly installed,
and
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> > in the absence of bad water or other chemical or galvanic weirdness,
copper
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> > will basically last forever.
> > aem sends...
> i have some copper lines now 60 years old that are paper thin and
> leaking in places. nothing last forever i just wish they had been
> heavier from the get go
For that reason, I've been buying thicker copper as I replace piping.
Bob
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Posted by Tom The Great on January 6, 2007, 9:34 am
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>Winston wrote:
>> tnom@mucks.net wrote:
>>
>>>I assume it's a cast iron pipe so a magnet is out of the question.
>>>Fabricate a three prong fish hook retrieving device. Take a similar
>>>screwdriver as a guide and apply the correct dimensions to the hooks
>>>in order to facilitate successful hooking. Measure the exact length of
>>>line you need to position the hook appropriately. Pretend you're
>>>fishing and eventually you'll hook the tool.
>>>Then don't be a dumb ass again.
>>
>>
>> LOL!
>>
>> It's a copper pipe, so I'm going to give the magnet a try first, then
>> the hook.
>>
>Copper drains? Somebody has money to waste.
I was shocked at this too! I saw on This Old House San Fran have bans
on PVC waste lines. I'm guessing some copper lobby group has deep
pockets. :D
tom @ www.MedJobSite.com
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>> Thanks for all the replies, everyone!
>>
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Posted by Ivan Vegvary on January 6, 2007, 10:54 am
>>Winston wrote:
>>> tnom@mucks.net wrote:
>>>>I assume it's a cast iron pipe so a magnet is out of the question.
>>>>Fabricate a three prong fish hook retrieving device. Take a similar
>>>>screwdriver as a guide and apply the correct dimensions to the hooks
>>>>in order to facilitate successful hooking. Measure the exact length of
>>>>line you need to position the hook appropriately. Pretend you're
>>>>fishing and eventually you'll hook the tool.
>>>>Then don't be a dumb ass again.
>>> LOL!
>>> It's a copper pipe, so I'm going to give the magnet a try first, then
>>> the hook.
>>Copper drains? Somebody has money to waste.
> I was shocked at this too! I saw on This Old House San Fran have bans
> on PVC waste lines. I'm guessing some copper lobby group has deep
> pockets. :D
> tom @ www.MedJobSite.com
The strong unions in San Francisco have made sure that the City is always
about 30-40 years behind the rest of the country regarding building codes.
Vested interest. It is what keeps us from having affordable health plans
etc. Interestingly the rest of the cities in the S. F. Bay Area have broken
semi-free of the union dominance and their codes are quite modern, at worst
some of them are typically one update (four year cycle) behind.
Ivan Vegvary
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Posted by Steve Barker LT on January 6, 2007, 11:44 am
think earthquake. plastic breaks, copper bends.
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Steve Barker
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> I was shocked at this too! I saw on This Old House San Fran have bans
> on PVC waste lines. I'm guessing some copper lobby group has deep
> pockets. :D
> tom @ www.MedJobSite.com
>>> Thanks for all the replies, everyone!
>>>
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> of the country. Worked better than iron or galvanized, nobody used lead any
> more, and PVC or other plastics were just starting to be used, and not
> code-approved in many areas. For several years after PVC was allowed for
> drains, many areas still required copper feed lines. Properly installed, and
> in the absence of bad water or other chemical or galvanic weirdness, copper
> will basically last forever.
> aem sends...