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 ...

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The post How To Join Galvanized to Copper Pipes appeared first on Family Handyman. ... Add a new galvanized steel pipe length (nipple) at each end and solder in your copper.

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 ...

Two-inch galvanized steel pipe makes a wonderful fence post. After the pipes/posts have been set and the concrete has dried overnight, galvanized steel brackets are used to bolt 2-by-4 wooden ...

The Washington Post. 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 from the pipes was clogging the pipe, ...

Some galvanized steel pipes were lined with lead, so more testing may be necessary. Even if the pipe coming into your home is safe, there could still be lead pipes in other parts of the house or ...

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.

A 1-foot section of 1-inch galvanized pipe costs about $7 in 2011 whereas a corresponding stainless steel pipe cost $8.50. For a 6-foot piece, where the cost of the material becomes more important ...

Replacing the drain, waste and vent systems in an existing home costs an average of $4 to $8.50 per linear foot and can depend on access to the pipes and the pipe’s diameter. Replace Galvanized ...