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As recently as the late 19th century sewerage systems in some parts of the rapidly industrializing United Kingdom were so inadequate that water-borne diseases such as cholera and typhoid remained a risk. From as early as 1535 there were efforts to stop polluting the River Thames in London.

Beginning with an Act passed that year that was to prohibit the dumping of excrement into the river.

Leading up to the Industrial Revolution the River Thames was identified as being thick and black due to sewage, and it was even said that the river ?smells like death.?24 As Britain was the first country to industrialize, it was also the first to experience the disastrous consequences of major urbanisation and was the first to construct a modern sewerage system to mitigate the resultant unsanitary conditions.citation needed During the early 19th century, the River Thames was effectively an open sewer, leading to frequent outbreaks of cholera epidemics.

However, after the Great Stink of 1858, Parliament realised the urgency of the problem and resolved to create a modern sewerage system.Źródło: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_water_supply_and_sanitation

Galvanized pipes for plumbing - what are they?

Galvanized steel potable water supply and distribution pipes are commonly found with nominal pipe sizes from 3?8 inch (9.5 mm) to 2 inches (51 mm).

It is rarely used today for new construction residential plumbing. Steel pipe has National Pipe Thread (NPT) standard tapered male threads, which connect with female tapered threads on elbows, tees, couplers, valves, and other fittings. Galvanized steel (often known simply as "galv" or "iron" in the plumbing trade) is relatively expensive, and difficult to work with due to weight and requirement of a pipe threader.

It remains in common use for repair of existing "galv" systems and to satisfy building code non-combustibility requirements typically found in hotels, apartment buildings and other commercial applications.

It is also extremely durable and resistant to mechanical abuse.

Black lacquered steel pipe is the most widely used pipe material for fire sprinklers and natural gas. Źródło: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbing

Causes damage to hydraulic homes

A very common problem faced by owners of apartments and houses are damages caused by various hydraulic failure.

The cause of such failures in the apartments are leaking hose from the washing machine or cracked seals in taps or faulty cam.

For similar accidents could occur in homes where often there are also problems associated with the lack of patency in the sewer pipes. Sometimes it happens that the hydraulic failures give rise to really serious damages mainly related to flooding different rooms.

A precise measurement of the damage will plan all the necessary repairs and their efficient execution.

Thus, you can also select the appropriate plumbing materials and do the whole job at a reasonable price..