Thread: Crud from Gal piping

Gnarly stuff...

Think of all that brown gnarly stuff as the inside metal of the piping being washed off the wall thickness.

That's gnarly, man.

Is this house on a well per chance? Looks like dirt/mud, never seen galvanized piping city or well supplied come out that colour.

Originally Posted by Raymond Wand

Is this house on a well per chance? Looks like dirt/mud, never seen galvanized piping city or well supplied come out that colour.

Yea looks like it, but no per the agent, I did ask but they said they were on city water. Who knows..

Was the house vacant?

I've seen water like that a couple of times in old houses which had been vacant for some time, water ran like that for a few minutes then began to clear up and just run rusty looking for a few more minutes before mostly clearing up.

Probably old galvanized water service piping from the water meter to the house and old galvanized piping throughout the house too.

Looks like a repair was made somewhere on the systems water lines and dirt/mud got into the pipes during repairs. The water heater needs to be drained and flushed also.

John, I think you nailed it. I would also advise chlorinating the system.

Originally Posted by Marc M

Gnarly stuff...

It is obvious that you are at the Willy Wonka factory and this is a main tap from the chocolate milk river.

Can't fool me.
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