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Corrosion of Copper PipesDec 03, 2010


I recently became Board President and learned that 4 years ago, the building contracted a scientific lab to determine the cause of building-wide pipe leaks that were occuring within 2 years of new pipes being installed.

The report stated that the culprit is Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC)and states it is coming from the hot water line. The prior board & then management company took no action and the problem persists. The company that did the testing no longer does remediation and the County Officials claims our water is "FINE". Does any one have any ideas on what steps we should take?

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Need Help Too - FW Board Dec 08, 2010


We ave the same problem also. In fact out hot water is colored blue. We even had to replace a section of pipe that caused a flood. This all started two years ago when we converted from oil to natural gas heat.

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possible solution - APayne Dec 09, 2010


A plumber suggested we get an electrician to do an inspection and make sure that nothing is grounded to or near a water line as the culprit could be electralysis which. I'm going to look into having an electrician doing this, but if this fails, I really don't know what else to to.

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Re: Corrosion of Copper Pipes - VP11104 Dec 09, 2010


You should consider hiring an engineer to properly examine your system.

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