Cold snow and Hot water

Here is a shot of the weather we have the last day. Cold, snow, and blowing.

I spent most of the day in the basement again, I tore out the last of the galvanized pipe and cut them all down to 3 ft lengths. In the last image, it is hard to tell, but down the center of each pipe is solid rust. Also there are, and the only way I can explain it, is there are blisters on the inside that run the full length of each pipe. I am just glad it is all gone from the main parts of the fresh water. There is another 8 ft that goes out to the garage and ends at a spigot. That can wait till another day when it gets warmer. I took a shower after I was finished and it seemed like I was able to get warm water faster. Maybe it was just wishful thinking.

Cold water

Finished the cold water plumbing to the water heater. I also re-plumbed the cold water line to the kitchen sink, and hooked up the water line to the washing machine connect. I only did the cold water side today. I really just didn't feel like redoing the hot and the rest of the house. I also found that the valve to turn off the city water leaks and left a pretty good sized puddle on the floor last night. Guess I will have to call the city and how much that is going to cost me to get that valve fixed.
Most of the piping was galvanized and copper mix. I just could not believe the black crap that poured out of the pipes as I cut them down. I wouldn't call it rust, more like sludge. The copper pipe had a whitish yellow bunch of shite come out of them when I cut them down. It is no wonder the water tastes so bad here. I also wonder what the clothes looked like after a time of washing when the PO had the place. I had thought that maybe I should put a whole house filter on the main line but in hindsight, that would not have done any good. The crap was coming from (and still is) inside the house and old pipes.
But at least the water coming into the house is in new lines. After yesterday and today, I feel a bit more confident with the whole water thing. I still hate it, but as soon as I get the galvanized pipe out of the house and in the trash maybe the water will taste better.
There is a water softener on the horizon though.

Pre shower

Well it happened again, I thought that I would do some due diligence and disconnect the last of the old water connection from where the washing machine used to be. You know where I am going with this? Yep all I had to do was screw in a galvanized plug into the end of the old pipe and whala! I'm am so done. NOT! as I am tightening things up, another piece of pipe broke, drenching me again with rusty water.
This time I didn't stand and admire the water fall coming out of the end of the 3/4" pipe but bolted to the end of the basement and turned off the main from the city. After I ventured back to the break, I had a pause and realized that I was on total auto pilot running for the main shutoff. I guess those catlike reflexes that I gained from my previous military training I had years ago finally paid for itself. Now this should make you all feel better that your tax dollars did go for some good training.
Here is what I found after drying myself off (actually I dripped dried) the older CPVC is so brittle that I can break a piece in half with my hands (again another example of my fine fitness thanks to the military). Crazy. Needless to say I spent a good chunk of my washing machine money replumbing again.
After all that, I was able to to take my real shower.

New look

I chose a new color scheme for the site today. I needed something that was a bit more cheery,

I framed the second wall of the laundry room tonight. But I have kind of hit a "wall" sort of speak. I have to wait for the electrician to start on the rest of the house before I can put the panels up. Well that and the whole plumbing thing needs to be done also.
The electrician can't start until next Monday and will be in the house for 4 days. Then a day for the insulation blow in.