It's far easier to make a repair to steel pipe with copper than with galvanized plumbing pipe, because the galvanized calls for cutting threads on exact lengths of pipe. But first, call your local ...

American Water Military Services inspectors did not find any pipes with lead, but they plan to replace galvanized service lines of 54 Fort Leonard Wood buildings within the next five years.

Galvanized pipes, if previously used alongside lead, have the potential to absorb and then slowly release lead into the drinking water, a reality that can no longer remain overlooked. Notices have ...

What causes pipes to rust and corrode? Rust occurs when iron and oxygen meet water. Pipes made of older materials such as metal, galvanized steel, or cast iron are more likely to rust. These types of ...

The Galvanized Square Steel meme is a part of the “Unhinged Home Design” trend on TikTok that makes absurd parodies of remodel videos. This genre contains a number of running gags that poke ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

(Use work gloves to do this.) Take a look at the color of the pipe. If it’s orange, it’s copper. If it’s gray, but hard to scratch, it could be galvanized steel, which you can check by ...

“By eliminating our communities’ exposure to lead from the service lines, replacing aging lead and galvanized pipes, the improvement of public drinking water quality to an environmental ...