We are a little nervous about the length of brass pipe we bought. It is for our cold water supply from the riser to our kitchen sink.
For one, the outside looks just as blackened and old as the pipe we are replacing (which is over 50yrs old.) Secondly, when I stuck my finger down the pipe, it wasn't smooth (though I'll say it didn't seem to have the same green built up that ours did but ours is smooth.)
Do you think we were sold a used length of pipe? Is this dangerous? What else is brass pipe used for. I want to know if we're going to die from drinking our water now...
How much do you guys find 1/2" brass pipe for?? We needed 20 inch total including the threads on each end - we were quoted $20 but then charged for $30 in all including tax and threading charges.
We originally went to Home Depot - they told us to get a 20-inch 1/2'dia. pipe we needed to go to a plumbing supply store. We spotted a mom-n-pop hardware store with some plumbing parts on display and decided to go in to ask. The guy said no problem and that he would go downstairs to cut the pipe and thread it. We expected to see nice clean new brass, like the brass fitting we had been buying from HD... We argued about the price coz it was bait and switch imo, and only one guy working there agreed they did not explain the charges correctly to us... it wasn't until we got home that we really looked at it started to suspect it was a re-used piece of pipe... if you could reuse stuff, why didn't they just rethread the pipe we had brought in in??
This is really bothering us... I'm largely worried about the water safety issue - please shed some light on this if you can. Thanks!
For one, the outside looks just as blackened and old as the pipe we are replacing (which is over 50yrs old.) Secondly, when I stuck my finger down the pipe, it wasn't smooth (though I'll say it didn't seem to have the same green built up that ours did but ours is smooth.)
Do you think we were sold a used length of pipe? Is this dangerous? What else is brass pipe used for. I want to know if we're going to die from drinking our water now...
How much do you guys find 1/2" brass pipe for?? We needed 20 inch total including the threads on each end - we were quoted $20 but then charged for $30 in all including tax and threading charges.
We originally went to Home Depot - they told us to get a 20-inch 1/2'dia. pipe we needed to go to a plumbing supply store. We spotted a mom-n-pop hardware store with some plumbing parts on display and decided to go in to ask. The guy said no problem and that he would go downstairs to cut the pipe and thread it. We expected to see nice clean new brass, like the brass fitting we had been buying from HD... We argued about the price coz it was bait and switch imo, and only one guy working there agreed they did not explain the charges correctly to us... it wasn't until we got home that we really looked at it started to suspect it was a re-used piece of pipe... if you could reuse stuff, why didn't they just rethread the pipe we had brought in in??
This is really bothering us... I'm largely worried about the water safety issue - please shed some light on this if you can. Thanks!