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Pin holes in copper pipes, Long Island NY

ChrisJ
ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,776
in THE MAIN WALL
@Dan Holohan I remember you talking about having this problem a while back, no?

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/Holes-Pipes-Mystery-Leak-New-York-Investigation-Cheng-398376231.html

Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

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  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,638
    Yes
    Retired and loving it.
  • NY_Rob
    NY_Rob Member Posts: 1,370
    I saw that on NBC news last night... scary stuff.
    Is it bad copper, bad water... or both?
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,638
    We don't know, Rob. It's all over the neighborhood.
    Retired and loving it.
  • billtwocase
    billtwocase Member Posts: 2,384
    Are they using L copper for domestic instead of M? We had problems here in Mass years ago, and it became the law of the land that if copper for potable water, L it is. M is still good for heating, and has really never been an issue in a closed system
  • Leon82
    Leon82 Member Posts: 684
    I've heard of sewer gas eroding copper dwv pipe if I recall.
  • billtwocase
    billtwocase Member Posts: 2,384
    Another culprit for copper fail can be traced to acid/flux ending up inside the pipe. Never really flushes out, and eats it way out
    Leon82
  • Leon82
    Leon82 Member Posts: 684
    Bill, i read that also. The cold line gets it worse, since the hot water kind of softens it up
    billtwocase
  • billtwocase
    billtwocase Member Posts: 2,384
    I think it was late 80's here that it was at it's worst for pinholes. Crap copper pipe springing leaks in new homes within a year
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 18,010
    I have had pinholes from flux in the cold water pipe only as mentioned above. House was 10 years old and popping pin holes. That's why I use NOKARODE.

    Nokorode makes water washable flux now. Amherst Ma has bad water. They use K tubingup there and still have problems.

    Long Island sounds like a different problem though

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