tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post115757998057670913..comments2023-10-17T09:02:05.939+01:00Comments on The Home Improvement Ninja: The One Where I Plumb.HomeImprovementNinjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01134409822023878387noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-49967227083611939792009-10-12T01:31:57.042+01:002009-10-12T01:31:57.042+01:00I hate to pile on, but have to echo the valid conc...I hate to pile on, but have to echo the valid concerns about galvanic reactions between the copper and steel, even if separated by dielectric unions, and especially just teflon. The problem as stated will end up destroying the steel nearby, particularly that nice Capital radiator, and introducing a lot of rust into the system water. You've also eliminated any ability to isolate the radiatorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1158028767809081972006-09-12T03:39:00.000+01:002006-09-12T03:39:00.000+01:00You can't rely on teflon tape to perform the same ...You can't rely on teflon tape to perform the same function as a di-electric union or nipple. Take it from someone who has seen what happens. One that I fixed had corroded the male threads completely off of a galvanized pipe, and another one built up so much "gunk" that it stopped water flow through the connection. Both had teflon. The reaction occurs inside the pipe, where there is no teflon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1157940913925639202006-09-11T03:15:00.000+01:002006-09-11T03:15:00.000+01:00Im not a plumber, but......that doesnt look great,...Im not a plumber, but......that doesnt look great, i hope you put some pics up there of some type of improvement..love kikimia aka "original sailor moon"SAILOR MOONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348751856900976186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1157721659343423562006-09-08T14:20:00.000+01:002006-09-08T14:20:00.000+01:00E: ? anon: I Don't believe in Di-electric union...E: ? <BR/><BR/>anon: I Don't believe in Di-electric unions. I use brass when there's room and lots of teflon where there's not. <BR/><BR/>reid: it had to be done. <BR/><BR/>twoste: thanks. <BR/><BR/>anon: why use felf when I can use chi kung energy?HomeImprovementNinjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134409822023878387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1157663639778786532006-09-07T22:13:00.000+01:002006-09-07T22:13:00.000+01:00Your plumbing is crap. Do it again till you get it...Your plumbing is crap. Do it again till you get it right. You can move the radiators with thick felt and slide it across the floor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1157596851175986362006-09-07T03:40:00.000+01:002006-09-07T03:40:00.000+01:00A post about plumbing? Wouldn't that make you a s...A post about plumbing? Wouldn't that make you a <I>sadist</I>?Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779042632972417951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1157582356180178322006-09-06T23:39:00.000+01:002006-09-06T23:39:00.000+01:00Hey, you should use di-electric unions when you co...Hey, you should use di-electric unions when you connect copper to any other kind of metal, in this case steel. If you don't, a reaction occurs between them over time and eventually it will corrode through, leak, and fkuc up your nice hardwood floors. I've also heard of people placing several inches of brass pipe between say copper and galvanized, but I don't really buy that, plus it would be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1157581777136450082006-09-06T23:29:00.000+01:002006-09-06T23:29:00.000+01:00Are you talking about the stuff on the pipe? It's ...Are you talking about the stuff on the pipe? It's probably fire retardent. Probably. I'll ask my Dad - he's a builder.E :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17830078670635452552noreply@blogger.com