bozomedic
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Hello all. I want to replace my old galvanized pipes (circa 1950) with copper starting at the water meter. The piping appears this way: pipe through basement floor-valve-elbow-pipe(with grouding strap attached)- water meter-nut-nipple(with grouding strap attached)-elbow-pipe-valve-piping.
Everything is painted black. I know copper can not attach directly to galvanized so am I safe to assume that the nipple coming out of the house side of the water meter is brass painted black? If so, can I attach a copper fitting to that or do I have to replace the nipple to be on the safe side? If so, how do I know what metal to use with my existing water meter? Thanks.
Everything is painted black. I know copper can not attach directly to galvanized so am I safe to assume that the nipple coming out of the house side of the water meter is brass painted black? If so, can I attach a copper fitting to that or do I have to replace the nipple to be on the safe side? If so, how do I know what metal to use with my existing water meter? Thanks.