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Help! Attack of the pinhole leaks.

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 26,009
    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...
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,715

    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?

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

  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 25,105
    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?
    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream

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