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Steel pipe nipple brazed to copper coil header

Steel pipe nipple brazed to copper coil header

Steel pipe nipple brazed to copper coil header

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Recently came across a situation on a hvac chilled water cooling coil where the coil connections were comprised of steel pipe nipples brazed to the coil's copper header pipe.  Does anyone know if this is common?  Seems like this would invite a galvanic corrosion problem.
 

RE: Steel pipe nipple brazed to copper coil header

It can if the water doesn't have corrosion inhibitors.

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RE: Steel pipe nipple brazed to copper coil header

It is common, and many of these that are over a decade old can't be taken apart because of corrosion.

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