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Originally Posted by kevman
When we bought our house it had galvanized pipes. I don't know if you've ever cut into one of those but after 60 years it was mostly a rust lattice on the inside. A renter had previously "fixed" a pin hole with a piece of duct tape. We're in Sunnyside and have pretty high water pressure, >90 psi in the basement. 90 freaking psi and a piece of duct tape holding back some rust kept a pipe from leaking. 
It's like the old neglected car that gets a transmission flush and starts missing shifts the next day. I'm not saying preventative maintenance is a bad thing, but sometimes it's best to let sleeping dog lie. |
We used duct tape for a dead leg in our sour gas plant. It held until the turnaround. Aamazing #### and totally illegal.