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01-02-2012, 12:02 PM

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XR Martin

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Re: The Light Bulb Conspiracy

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Originally Posted by Jim Goose

Sadly no.. it doesnt corrode.
Parents had their copper hot water system from 1968 until around 2005.
As it had to be moved they decided to get a new one and dad cut it open to get the copper out. Wasnt corroded internally at all.

The copper hot water jacket in my mother's wood fired stove died after 40 years of service, it failed at the brazed joints. Also ive seen plenty of copper heater cores and radiators in vehicles fail too.

Oh and those old hot water systems were insulated with asbestos, hope your dad's one wasnt.

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