What is galvanized plumbing?
Galvanized plumbing is older steel supply pipe coated in zinc that corrodes closed from the inside over decades, reducing water flow. It is at end of life in older homes and is best replaced.
Galvanized plumbing is older steel supply pipe coated in zinc that corrodes closed from the inside over decades, reducing water flow. It is at end of life in older homes and is best replaced.
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