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copper water services corroding 1

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skillz

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Jan 6, 2005
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I've had a contractor friend contact our company about a project that his company completed 18 months ago that has had some problems arise recently.

They completed a water main project and installed all water services. The Village has called him regarding leaks with these services, although they didn't know the reason why.

The contractor went out and dug up the locations of the leaks and found that the copper water services have corroded and are leaking already. Keep in mind this has only been 18 months since project completion.

We're baffled. Does anybody have any ideas what is going on here?

The location is a north suburb in Chicago.
 
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