Help! Attack of the pinhole leaks.

Jamie Hall

I'm with you, @ChrisJ . Further, no one seems to be following up on water quality... or exterior contaminants getting on the pipe, like cement dust...

ChrisJ

Jamie Hall said:

I'm with you, @ChrisJ . Further, no one seems to be following up on water quality... or exterior contaminants getting on the pipe, like cement dust...

Silly idea but.

If there was insulation on that pipe, and a coal bin near by, would that explain this?

I doubt that's the situation but I seem to recall coal dust being corrosive to copper or am I remembering wrong?

hot_rod

As you can see it would take a troubleshooter with many skill sets to determine pin hole causes, plumbing, electrical, chemistry. Plus time and patience, and equipment to perform all the tests. And $$!

With water quality, it can change from time to time. Based on the source, the chemicals used at the treatment facility. Was the dosers out of spec for a period of time?

My city water report notes that the water numbers will change over the year. They now show a range for hardness, and other readings instead of a specific number. On other tests it indicates within EPA range, with no specific number?