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    Feb 17, 2009, 04:44 PM
    Black gel in pipes
    We have been experiencing low water pressure in our home. We called a plumber and he found a crimp in one of the pipes. The pipe was replaced but the water pressure stayed low. The plumber flushed the lines and a black gel kept coming out of the pipes. He flushed them three times and the gel kept coming out. We called the city, the, they came out and took a sample

    Does anyone have any ideas?

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    Feb 17, 2009, 04:56 PM
    What type of pipes Are we talking about? Copper, plastic or galvanized? Pump or city water? How old ? What did the city have to say when they tested the water? Answer me and I'll answer you. Tom
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    Feb 17, 2009, 05:19 PM

    Do you have a water softner? If you look real close at the gel does it consist of very tiny balls(the size of a pin) If so, you have a water softner problem, if not, please let us know what the city says.
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    Feb 17, 2009, 05:33 PM
    The house was built in 1985. The pipes are copper and we are on city water.
    They just took a sample to day and said the it would take 5 days for the results.
    The gel has the consistancy of jello but it is grainy, as if it was filled with dirt
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