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You should switch to using the cold water tap to fill your kettle! Also, when you see what kind of build up can happen in a hot water heater, you'll definitely

You should switch to using the cold water tap to fill your kettle! Also, when you see what kind of build up can happen in a hot water heater, you'll definitely want to avoid drinking from the hot water tap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAzKts6Wp1Q&t=207s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAzKts6Wp1Q&t=207s

mikewarot 3y ago
That's not lead, that's limescale[1]. Dissolved limestone is carried through the pipes, and settles out as scale. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limescale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limescale
- WillPostForFood 3y ago
  Yes, I didn't say it was lead. It is just a dirty, unpleasant container. Not where you want to get your drinking water, especially for tea. It isn't just limescale in your hot water heater, it is whatever your water pipe carries in and accumulates in the tank. We lived at the beach and had to flush sand out every couple years.
  - kortilla 3y ago
    Your cold water carries the same junk into your tea. It’s just missing the settling tank that would separate it out.
    - WillPostForFood 3y ago
      It is potentially a decade of accumulated junk in the hot water heater. If you aren't able to taste the difference, the data backs up the issue with drinking hot water. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/health/29real.html https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/health/29real.html https://blogs.edf.org/health/2018/02/26/lead-hot-water-issue-worth-testing/ https://blogs.edf.org/health/2018/02/26/lead-hot-water-issue... https://www.denverwater.org/tap/psa-dont-drink-or-cook-with-hot-water-from-the-tap?size=n_21_n https://www.denverwater.org/tap/psa-dont-drink-or-cook-with-...
      - kortilla 3y ago
        Make up your mind, does it come in or go out of the hot water tank? It can’t both accumulate and leave at the same time.
        WillPostForFood 3y ago
        False assumption it needs to accumulate and leave at the same time.
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mikewarot 3y ago

That's not lead, that's limescale[1]. Dissolved limestone is carried through the pipes, and settles out as scale. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limescale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limescale

WillPostForFood 3y ago
Yes, I didn't say it was lead. It is just a dirty, unpleasant container. Not where you want to get your drinking water, especially for tea. It isn't just limescale in your hot water heater, it is whatever your water pipe carries in and accumulates in the tank. We lived at the beach and had to flush sand out every couple years.
- kortilla 3y ago
  Your cold water carries the same junk into your tea. It’s just missing the settling tank that would separate it out.
  - WillPostForFood 3y ago
    It is potentially a decade of accumulated junk in the hot water heater. If you aren't able to taste the difference, the data backs up the issue with drinking hot water. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/health/29real.html https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/health/29real.html https://blogs.edf.org/health/2018/02/26/lead-hot-water-issue-worth-testing/ https://blogs.edf.org/health/2018/02/26/lead-hot-water-issue... https://www.denverwater.org/tap/psa-dont-drink-or-cook-with-hot-water-from-the-tap?size=n_21_n https://www.denverwater.org/tap/psa-dont-drink-or-cook-with-...
    - kortilla 3y ago
      Make up your mind, does it come in or go out of the hot water tank? It can’t both accumulate and leave at the same time.
      - WillPostForFood 3y ago
        False assumption it needs to accumulate and leave at the same time.

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