Kira B
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My fiancee just bought a house built in 1962. It is a rancher on a concrete slab. We had a home inspection but did not think to have a licensed plumber inspect the plumbing in the house. I was under the bathroom sink earlier today and see the corrosion, for the first time. I then started researching what kinds of pipes would have been used around 62. I did a scratch and magnet test on the first pipe with the blue green corrosion. Magnet stuck on the pipe coming through the wall. There is also a long vertical dull grey colored pipe coming from that one through to the otherside of the wall that goes into the little area with the washer/dryer, gas water heater, and gas furnace. I then checked the kitchen sink. It is a very dark pipe, the magnet stuck to it also. The kitchen sink pipe looks extremely worn. I am looking for help making the correct identification of these pipes. Very low water pressure in main bathroom sink. The tub drains slowly here and there. The half bathroom sink drains slowly. Two weeks after living here the main bathroom toilet stared leaking from the base. It was so bad it was under the laminate wood flooring in the hallway as well as a good patch of carpet in the room in front of it. The half bath toilet then wouldn't go down when flushed. Fiancee took both toilets off. The main bathroom toilet had standing water in the pipe. Ended up calling 311 to have them come out and blow it out with their big hose after he couldn't get it to drain using an auger. There is also limescale pitting and corrosion in the bathroom sink, and the tub drain. I was complaining about a week ago of hard water due to my scalp being dry and my skin also. Our gas water heater has also been having problems with the pilot light staying lit after it has lit up to start the heating process. The ventilation is clear from the roof, and where it intersects with the gas furnace vent going up into the attic. The valve on top of the water heater also has the blue green and white corrosion on it. I have been researching All day about these pipes and the causes and health risks of the damage they obviously have.
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