Recent content by jserbe

Also...fittings? Is one type better than another?

So 4 years after the last post, I am in this situation. Our house flooded and had to be ripped to the studs, so what better time to get rid of the galvanized pipes. We were going to use the PEX to replace. We are on a slab, so all pipes go through attic, which is where hwh is also. I was...

Gary....it takes a LOT of water to flush it all clean....4-5 flushes per toilet and the tub..I kept filling it half way, emptying and filling it again..over and over. Seems strange that that must rust builds up after only being gone for 3 days? The other issue is...if the are that rusty...are...

I am guessing galvanized? The house was built in 1965....

I see a lot of brown water questions, but most seem to be homes on well water. I have city water. We have lived in this house 7 years and over the last couple of months the water in the hallway bathtub is running brown. I can fill the whole tub and it still runs brown. The plumber said it...