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Old 11-16-2013, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by rojodiablo View Post
Uhhhhhh................... you do understand that the lead in your car battery sits in a solution of 40% SULFURIC ACID, right? as in, burn your flesh right off you acid.

And, you do understand that a TOMATO has more acid in it than your water ever would, right? Cut a tomato, and put it on a fishing weight and leave it there. You will see........ absolutely NOTHING will happen to it.

There has been no lead in solder for plumbing pipe for nearly 25 years. In 1986, the Safe Water Drinking Act bumped lead from pipe solder.
Now; BEFORE that, lead solder in pipes would last about forever. But NOW........now solder uses tin and antimony, and a bit of silver. What will burn up in a solder is the tin and antimony.

A big part of why copper pipes tend to not last as long as in the previous generation is the different alloys now used in solder have different dialectic qualities, and they will attract some minerals/ elements, and some they will promote stripping it from surrounding materials. Meaning........ they will strip elements from the copper pipe itself, allowing it to corrode.
I know I have been warned for over 40 years about lead in drinking water and Cadmium being used to harden waterpipes. Also the ancient Romans used lead pipes to deliver water to their homes and suffered from lead poisoning. The high cost of copper makes copper plumbing prohibitive in today's homes. There are cheaper and easier to install products available today.
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