Plumbing in Rosenberg, TX – What Can Cause a Copper Pipe to Leak?
May 9, 2018
Marvin Ohl, an experienced plumber and owner at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing® of Rosenberg, explains to us all about his experience in dealing with copper pipes that leak. When a copper pipe leaks it is usually due to two situations, either from accidental damage or wear and tear. Sometimes a copper pipe can also start to leak because the pipe was not appropriately fixed and will end up needing further work in order to correct this mistake.
There are plenty of people in the Rosenberg area that, when they notice there is a leaking pipe, will immediately pick up the phone to contact an emergency plumber. However, as Ohl states, the first thing you should do before contact a plumber is turn off the water. If the water is shut off then the emergency is averted for the time being and then you can opt to have a plumber show up during regular business hours or if it truly is an emergency and you need your home’s plumbing in order right away, opt for an emergency plumber in Rosenberg.
One good practice is to periodically inspect the pipes to ensure that they are clean from any type of grease in order to help prevent the possibility of a leak from starting on a copper pipe. Depending on the quality of the copper pipe, leaking pipes normally start to corrode due to flux left on the pipe work itself. It is normally the acid that starts to attack the copper which will cause a green mold to appear over the pipe, and over time, this mold will eat away at the pipe, reducing its integrity, until it is weak and a leak occurs.
Another reason with why a leak my start is due to water, air and the copper itself. All the 3 types of these ingredients will start the corrosion process of the pipe leading to the corrosion eventually eroding away the integrity of the copper pipe, causing a leak. Of course, with copper pipes, water and air will take many, many years to do its damage to the pipes.
When corrosion from the inside of the pipe begins, this is normally due to air that has been trapped inside the plumbing system. The corrosion in the pipe unfortunately will not be visible to the naked eye and unfortunately it is irreversible, unless that is, it is part of your central heating, where you can place a liquid inside. Any special liquid that is chemically designed to stop water leaks or help mitigate a very slow leak will start to work and stop a very slow leak.
Once the green mold begins to proliferate on a copper pipe, it is like a disease and it will eventually spread. The best recourse that can be accomplished is to stop the outer copper pipe from any further corrosion by cleaning the area and always attempting to keep the area dry. If you have a problem with your home’s plumbing leaking or for any other plumbing-related problems then give Benjamin Franklin Plumbing® of Rosenberg a call today to schedule an appointment at your earliest convenience.
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