Q: I live in a 1940s house that has galvanized pipes.The cold-water tap in the bathtub has become blocked. A plumber said debris is clogging the pipe, and the only thing I can do is repipe the ...

As galvanized steel pipes corrode within and form rust, lead that has accumulated over decades is likely to be found deep in the interior walls of those rusty pipes.

Many plumbing websites say galvanized pipes have a life expectancy of 40 to 50 years, while others say 80 to 100. Clearly, the lower range wasn’t accurate for the pipes in your house. But at 80 ...

Galvanized Pipes in Older Homes. While natural gas and electricity power most furnaces today, many pre-1970s homes had fuel-oil powered furnaces and with that came an underground fuel oil tank.

A galvanized pipe is gray as well, but you know it's galvanized if it's also magnetic. You can use a fridge magnet to figure it out. If you have lead or galvanized steel, these pipes will need to ...

The use of galvanized or stainless steel avoids the rust problems associated with normal steel products. ... In 2010, the price of a galvanized pipe half-inch 90-degree angle fitting was about $9.

Metro Water Services is following suit. has spent years figuring out which of its pipes have lead, but many of the lines that go into homes remain unidentified.

Again, rust from pipes is mostly a cosmetic, not a health, issue. But the particles can stain white clothing in a washing machine. And it doesn't take an entire houseful of galvanized pipes for ...

About 5,000 homeowners in the Santa Clarita Valley won a $41-million settlement Friday against Newhall Land & Farming Co. and other developers for damage caused when cheap, galvanized steel pipes ...

Commonly seen in homes built in the 1950s and 1960s, small amounts of lead have been found in the zinc coating of galvanized pipes before 2014, according to the Environmental Policy Innovation Center.