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minus-square@zqwzzle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish47•9 months agoIsn’t the water in sprinkler systems a stagnant mess too?
minus-square@Ilovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilink52•9 months agoYes. A combination of rust, thread cutting oil, and water that has been in the pipes often since the system was filled. It smells, it will stain anything it touches, and it’s a smell that’s difficult to remove.
minus-square@Ilovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilink10•9 months agoThat’s to test the incoming main, the actual grid on the floor doesn’t get flushed. There’s a lot of dead end pipes that can’t be flushed.
minus-square@Zorg@lemmings.worldlinkfedilink4•9 months agoDry pipe systems are a thing. But not very common from my limited understanding.
minus-square@Zorg@lemmings.worldlinkfedilink1•9 months agoDry pipe systems are a thing. But not very common from my limited understanding.
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)linkfedilinkEnglish8•9 months agoOnce I turned a suspicious faucet I shouldn’t have and got a blast of this in the face.
Isn’t the water in sprinkler systems a stagnant mess too?
Yes. A combination of rust, thread cutting oil, and water that has been in the pipes often since the system was filled. It smells, it will stain anything it touches, and it’s a smell that’s difficult to remove.
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That’s to test the incoming main, the actual grid on the floor doesn’t get flushed. There’s a lot of dead end pipes that can’t be flushed.
Dry pipe systems are a thing. But not very common from my limited understanding.
Dry pipe systems are a thing. But not very common from my limited understanding.
Once I turned a suspicious faucet I shouldn’t have and got a blast of this in the face.