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What on earth is going on in your mother's home that cast iron is rotting away? I've been in homes well over 100 years old where everything else has been ripped
by poulsbohemian 3y ago
What on earth is going on in your mother's home that cast iron is rotting away? I've been in homes well over 100 years old where everything else has been ripped out and replaced apart from the original cast iron that just keeps on doing its job.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoDepending on the water quality, cast iron water supply pipes will slowly rust themselves shut or rust towards failure. Could last 100 years, potentially much shorter. All depends on the water supply chemistry. For supply, I prefer copper but will tolerate pex. I also prefer soldering copper over compression fittings, but that’s more personal preference (although compression fittings [“Viega ProPress”] are great if you need to move fast, can’t get a hot permit in a commercial setting, and you’re confident in the compression fitting’s rubber seal).