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Jim Pompetti
Jim Pompetti Member Posts: 552
in Strictly Steam
my customer steam mains are rusting on the outside , should the pipes be grounded

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 27,772
    Won't help. But they probably are, anyway. What is the relative humidity?
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • Jim Pompetti
    Jim Pompetti Member Posts: 552
    basement dry
    Mike
  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,580
    It may have been damp before, and now remediated.
    Are the mains insulated, and if not, why not. That would be a bigger concern than a bit of surface rust.—NBC

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