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Because1- water conditions would not allow copper tubing do to the hardness and PH factor2- Labor was cheap and threading galvanized was cheaper then installing copper3- Galvanized is still used in many locations as people do not like to drink water coming out of toxic plastic piping

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Q: Why was galvanized pipe used for water supply in older houses?
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