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Old 08-11-2009, 11:05 AM   #1
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Copper Drainage Failure

When water comes through a ceiling. You never know what you are going to find. This is DWV copper drainage tubing, it drained a kitchen sink.

The only time I saw copper this bad was when it drained away from a toilet -- and the people were peeing in the john and not flushing it at night. After about the 2nd user a trickle of pure urine would take out copper in the same say. I don't feel that urine was draining from a sink.

House was built in 1964.

Anyway I replaced the line with copper.

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Old 08-11-2009, 11:30 AM   #2
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Just defective pipe, you could of reinstalled with the seam on top.
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Old 08-11-2009, 02:18 PM   #3
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I see that with k-sinks and copper about once a month....its very common here. I believe its due to age and the use of dishwashing detergents. Nice pics
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