Bad news for friend
By snowy
@snowy22315 (197720)
United States
October 22, 2025 10:27am CST
So, friend has gotten some bad news from a plumber. Since his house was built in 1955, in the days when metal was used for the pipes, they are corroding and decaying. The plumber said there will come a time when they all need replaced. He would not be able to afford to do that, and is bummed about it. I told him the plumber may be overstating the case. I had somebody tell me something about my foundation once which turned out not to be true, so maybe this is a case of that, I don't know..or maybe the pipes he has may last several more years. I know one thing...he isn't living here!! as much as he thinks he would like to!
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@JordanLader (6581)
• Sparta, Tennessee
5h
Until you get a leak and even then, you don't necessarily HAVE to replace the pipes. We have metal pipes and they keep telling us every time Hiller comes out that we need to have the pipe work redone. We still haven't after I think five years. Now gram's house is different. There's something going on with her pipes and will have to be replaced and that is going to be about 6K which we don't have.
I hope your friend isn't too stressed about it. I would just find out more information.
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@snowy22315 (197720)
• United States
5h
He did just have a big blockage in the shower. As I told him, the plumber may be overstating the case. He isn't going to be able to afford continuously paying for blockages though.
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@JordanLader (6581)
• Sparta, Tennessee
5h
@snowy22315 Hiller gave us something to put down the drains once a week. It works. Depending on where the blockage is you can buy a snake from the store and put it down every now and then. That's what we do especially since I have the longest hair in the family right now and it always fonds it's way to the drain lol.
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@snowy22315 (197720)
• United States
5h
@JordanLader Maybe they will last longer with better maintenance. I will suggest that.
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@snowy22315 (197720)
• United States
5h
@LadyDuck No, he's a pain in the butt, and the older he gets the worse he gets. He has those medical problems he won't deal with which makes me crazy. His stomach is often upset unless he eats the blandest of foods. He can't walk more than half a mile etc, trouble bending over etc. I am sorry about it, but he has brought this on himself. Plus he is just difficult to talk to and puts no thought into his conversation.
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@LadyDuck (485478)
• Italy
5h
@snowy22315 - I am sure you would not appreciate having him living there.
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@MarieCoyle (49850)
•
4h
Plumbing issues can be very costly. I hope they aren’t as bad as the plumber said.
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@snowy22315 (197720)
• United States
37m
Even if they are hopefully they won't cause major problems anytime soon.
@snowy22315 (197720)
• United States
5h
Yes, anything with tree roots is bad news. I have an issue with them in my septic. That reminds me I need some root killer.
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@Traceyjayne (5956)
• United Kingdom
5h
I hope the pipes last as long as your friend. It can be very expensive and may not actual need to be replaced for several years anyway.
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@snowy22315 (197720)
• United States
5h
I hope so. He didn't need this pipe drama on top of everything else though.
@LooeyVille (67)
• United States
4h
I THINK in most venues if you update any of the plumbing, the rest has to be brought up to current standard code
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