Outside my home I have a capped-off galvanized pipe stub-out. It connects 18 inches underground to PVC water pipe. I would like to attach a common garden hose bibb (sillcock, spigot). These are made of bronze. Is there risk of galvanic corrosion between the bronze fixture and the galvanized pipe? Should I install a dielectric union or use instead a stainless steel fixture? I have not seen this elsewhere. Other homes have these fixtures attached to galvanized steel. There is no frost in this area.
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Bronze is not going to create galvanic corrosion when attached to galvanized pipe.
