On 31/07/2011 8:26 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:21:34 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "John > wrote
>>>>
>>>
>>> Here....."The drain from the sink and tub was an old copper pipe that had
>>> corroded and burst.
>>>
>>
>> I've never seen a pipe with no pressure burst. What would make a drain pipe
>> do that?
>
> Maybe it froze 30 years ago and finally ate through the weakened area.
> I've seen copper drains 'look' like they burst under pressure. Or
> maybe the op just used the wrong term.
>
Corrosion. Perhaps "burst" gives the impression that it blew under
pressure. At any rate there was a stretch of 1-1/2 inch copper where
water and about a foot and a half of the pipe had to be cut out because
it was so weak and crumbly.