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Old 08-28-2024, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by jrref View Post
But you cook with the cold water? You wash with the hot water? The rust and corrosion residue is in all your pipes.
I cook with cold water, but I do wash with hot water. But Topspinmo does make a good point. If there is any rust in the water, almost all of it would be in the hot water pipes. The only time hot and cold water is mixed is when it comes out of the faucet, or if you have a recirculating system, which I don't have. I guess you could have your hot water tested to see how much rust is in it.