Originally Posted By: sgilligan
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How do you guys determine service line piping, what is what? Galvanized, lead, cast iron…
How do you guys determine service line piping, what is what? Galvanized, lead, cast iron…
Originally Posted By: dvalley
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Shawn,
I hope I'm understanding your question correctly, but all plumbing supply and waste lines are viewed throughout the inspection. They're under basins, kitchen sinks and the majority are located in the basements and crawls.
The materials that were used for the plumbing supply and waste lines should be identifiable by looking at it. These are then annotated on the report.
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Originally Posted By: John Bowman
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What is a Service Line. Please elaborate so that we may be able to answer your question. Are you possibly speaking of “Water Supply Lines” and or “Grey water lines”?
Originally Posted By: sgilligan
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I am sorry, the main water supply line. Cast iron, lead, and galvinized can look very similar, how can you guys tell the difference?
Originally Posted By: jsavino
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Water mains are either copper or in much older homes galvanized steel pipe. Waste lines could be cast iron, or PVC. Lead was only used for the bend under the toilets.
Copper lines will have soldered joints, steel will be threaded joints.
Cast iron will be at least 3" round, and heavy with a hub on one side.
Go to Home Depot, and look at different pipe.
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Originally Posted By: dsmith1
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Lead service pipes where used up until the 1950’s and I come across them occasionally. I mention to my clients that there is some health concerns and the water should be run several minutes before using it. You can tell lead from steel because it has a larger diameter and it is softer when you scrape it. I have never heard of a cast iron supply.
Originally Posted By: John Bowman
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Try,
http://www.nsf.org/consumer/plumbing/index.asp
Originally Posted By: kdemski
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Lead pipes are soft, bendable and will shine brightly when scraped. Galvanized pipes don’t bend and are threaded at connections and turns. I’ve never seen a cast iron supply line, but have seen many cast iron waste lines in older homes - large diameter, hub connections.
Originally Posted By: sgilligan
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What I needed to know guys, thanks.