How To Clean Old Pipes

Cleaning well water pipes system.

How to clean old pipes. If youve used vinegar and you dont wash it off completely the pipe will turn green. Run a pipe cleaner back and forth through the opening where the stem connects and down into the bowl. Use the Qtips Cotton swabs pipe cleaners and alcohol to clean out the stem.

Use a plunger to loosen buildup in your drain pipes. When you have buildup in the drain pipes whether it be food residue in the kitchen sink drain or soap scum in the shower drain you must remove it. Let the water run out and flush your toilets.

Dip it in the rubbing alcohol and this time run it through the stem. From here dip your pipe cleaners one at a time in the isopropyl alcohol and run them through the stem and shank until they come out clean. Itll create a chemical reaction that will usually remove the tarnish from copper within seconds.

I read a recent posting saying well water pipes can be cleaned by adding 3 gallons or so of bleach and leaving it in overnight. After a small amount of time the water supply in your home should be less constricted. Be careful when unscrewing galvanized piping because the old threaded joints tend to rust through and can break.

Repeat this process with all your faucets. Wipe the outside with a dry cloth and then lay the pipes upright to let the liquid drain from inside the tubing. The next step is to flushing your pipes.

Clean buildup from galvanized water pipes with water softeners but remember water softeners contain salt which corrodes galvanized piping. Let the tubes soak for at least 15 minutes. I use the pipe cleaners to clean out the slot in the button.