Q: I live in a 1940s house that has galvanized pipes. The cold-water tap in the bathtub has become blocked. A plumber said debris from the pipes was clogging the pipe, and the only thing I could do ...

Northeast Fresno resident Karen Micheli shows an example of the rusted interior of galvanized pipes in her home in this June 2016 file photo. Micheli is among hundreds of northeast Fresno residents ...

The use of galvanized or stainless steel avoids the rust problems associated with normal steel products. To make galvanized steel components, manufacturers immerse normal steel products in a bath of ...