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lumberjack_jeff

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15. In general, used pipes are nasty looking things.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Feb 3, 2016, 04:54 PM

Feb 2016

Water lines in healthy water systems are internally coated with calcite precipitates. This scale insulates the water from the harmful materials in the pipes.

That's what happened in Flint, the river water was acidic and dissolved those preciptates and allowed the water to attack the iron, copper and lead in the system.

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In front is an ACTUAL water pipe from Flint. In the back are what they should look like. [View all] kpete Feb 2016 OP

It is quite nauseating looking and to think that people are still taking baths - much less patricia92243 Feb 2016 #1

Probably the same 1939 Feb 2016 #2

A friend of mine is a civil engineer in charge of Ann Arbor water supply... phantom power Feb 2016 #3

Yeah. I was surprized to see lead pipes in a building I was doing a project on in Chicago. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2016 #5

gross! oldandhappy Feb 2016 #4

OMGOSH......ugh, AND the Governor should fry........ eom a kennedy Feb 2016 #6

Just an FYI Crepuscular Feb 2016 #7

How dare you...... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2016 #13

LoL Crepuscular Feb 2016 #14

Looks ok to me pediatricmedic Feb 2016 #8

BS. The one in back has plastic over it and is brand new. yellowcanine Feb 2016 #9

LOL. Everyone complaining in this thread is suddenly an expert at plumbing. Rex Feb 2016 #10

Although the Republicans only came into the picture a couple of years ago 1939 Feb 2016 #12

It isn't mentioned because Flint was controlled by Democrats for decades pediatricmedic Feb 2016 #17

That's "tuberculation" which is not considered to be a health hazard. Nye Bevan Feb 2016 #11

In general, used pipes are nasty looking things. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2016 #15

Downtown Chicago water pipe Nov 2014 tencats Feb 2016 #16