We've noticed an increasing amount of rust flakes in our water lately, and I'm starting to suspect its coming from the galvanized pipe that connects the pitless adapter to the tank tee. This is the only galvanized pipe in the whole system, with the house plumbing being copper and the galvanized drop pipe being replaced with plastic when the pump was replaced in 1999. The galvanized pipe is about 12 feet long and is as old as the house (36 years). It is buried to a depth of 6 feet in gravelly soil. There have been no issues with water flow, so I doubt the pipe is close to rusting shut. Only about a foot of the pipe is exposed in the basement, and the only signs of rusting I can see are in the threads at the tank tee connection. (The tank and all fittings were replaced in 1999 as well)
Should I be concerned this pipe is close to failure?
Should I be concerned this pipe is close to failure?
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