rusty pipes

[low_delta]

We had a low-flow problem with out water lines. I was pretty sure that the insides of the pipes were gunked up with rust. I was right.

These are 3/4" copper pipes. These were constricted to about 3/8". That's quite a loss of flow.



This is a pile of rust that I shook out of a 30" section of pipe. That's a pretty big handful.




The pipes weren't all like this - I just picked out the worst ones to show you - but there were enough of them to seriously block flowage.

Comments

[sunshine-two.livejournal.com]

wow, that's amazing.

[dwivian]

"Yikes!" says da elf.

I concur.

[roadskoller.livejournal.com]

Holy Toledo!!!

[roadskoller.livejournal.com]

Didn't you have an inspector come through and check the water pressure? Maybe you can go back and get them to pay for it? Or the sellers??????
Just wow....

[human-beans.livejournal.com]

*thud*

[pasticcio.livejournal.com]

That looks like something off that show Fear Factor!
Ew!

[laciann.livejournal.com]

How many years do you suppose it took to build up like that?

That's pretty disgusting. You're lucky you were getting any water at all!

[i.livejournal.com]

great color!

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

That's fascinating and somewhat disgusting.

[emschin.livejournal.com]

Wow! No wonder your water tasted rusty. When my landlord replaced the pipes under my kitchen sink (yes, he actually repaired something!) the old pipes weren't quite that bad but close. My sink had always gurgled loudly under certain circumstances, and now that's gone.

[mummm.livejournal.com]

I showed Robert your pictures and he just said three words, after looking horrified, "Whole house filter".