smcgowan65
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My sister lives in a house built in the 70's, and their pipes have finally gotten to the point where there's really low flow all over the house (it's a one story). We have been debating the efficiency of replacing all the pipes with copper, or just doing the epoxy sealer (not sure of the name, but the local radio fix-it guy here is all over it like white on rice). Our primary concern is the fixing part--if the pipes are replaced, we'll have to do all the cosmetic repair (green board, hardibacker, sheetrock, tile, paint, texture, and so on). The work sounds daunting. Has anyone out there replaced their galvanized piped with copper? How did it go? Was it horrible? Was the mess manageable? Has anyone else done the inside the pipe coating? What's that like? I have heard rumors of funky tasting water afterward. We are looking for a good solution to which we can contribute sweat equity, but not to the point of unreasonableness since we both have full time jobs.