Old house drainage problem.
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11-22-10, 12:13 PM
Old house drainage problem.
I have an old house, I think was built around 1964, I been having problems with the drainage, it is an old house with metal pipes, is there any way or suggestion on what to do, if it is not one bathroom it is the kitchen or the second bathroom, is there a treatment for those pipes or what is the best way to deal with this issue?
Thank you for your help.
Thank you for your help.
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11-22-10, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ccmarnaj
I have an old house, I think was built around 1964, I been having problems with the drainage, it is an old house with metal pipes, is there any way or suggestion on what to do, if it is not one bathroom it is the kitchen or the second bathroom, is there a treatment for those pipes or what is the best way to deal with this issue?
Thank you for your help.
Thank you for your help.
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11-22-10, 02:36 PM
How do I know what kind of pipes I have, I know is metal not plastic, looks like those black galvanized pipes, I can only see what is coming out from the wall. It is not copper.
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11-22-10, 03:05 PM
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It's probably galv., thats not good news, pipes that old usually have become rusted and deteriorated on the inside, that usually means replacement. You may have copper, scratch it with something and if it becomes shiny it could be copper which would be a good thing. 
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11-22-10, 03:16 PM
It is not copper, so if I try to , I don't know, like rent one of those serpent things to run it through the pipe would be a bad idea?, it will make it worst because I'm going to scrape all the rust in the pipe?. Replacement it is a major thing right?, since that pipe runs under the house foundation.
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>>>ccmarnaj
It is not copper, so if I try to , I don't know, like rent one of those serpent things to run it through the pipe would be a bad idea?,>> Replacement it is a major thing right?, since that pipe runs under the house foundation.
It is not copper, so if I try to , I don't know, like rent one of those serpent things to run it through the pipe would be a bad idea?,>> Replacement it is a major thing right?, since that pipe runs under the house foundation.
