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Shit. I live in a VERY old building (built in 1916). No idea what type of pipe they were using. I already do have a good lead filter on my kitchen faucet. Are
by Melatonic 4y ago
Shit. I live in a VERY old building (built in 1916). No idea what type of pipe they were using. I already do have a good lead filter on my kitchen faucet.
Are you worried about exposure from things like showering and brushing your teeth?
- derbOac 4y agoFWIW, we lived in a house built around 1912 and we're worried about it, but did lots of testing and things were fine. I think it depends a lot.
- repiret 4y agoLead soldered copper didn't become popular until the 1960's or 70's. Before that it would have been galvanized pipes threaded together.
- coryrc 4y agoMaybe where you live, but here every 50s house has soldered copper.
- repiret 4y agoFor reference, what I said is based on my experience in California and Oregon. Where are you that you see lead soldered copper in 50s homes?
- willcipriano 4y agoMy house had pex, fitted copper, soldered copper and galvanized from fixes over the years.
- coryrc 4y agoSeattle and Michigan: though, no guarantees they are lead soldered, I didn't check