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> Lead-free was defined as ... pipes with no more than 8%. This thread has had a lot of twists and turns, but I wasn't expecting this one. Yikes.

• Scoundreller 1y ago
  A lot of brass fittings and fixtures with lead in them. Makes it easier to machine. I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of no-name Amazon and aliexpress plumbing fixtures still have a lot of lead in them. Keeps your cutting tool/machining costs down.
  • bluGill 1y ago
    Even big box stores that are careful sell a lot of high lead plumbing parts - they are just marked not for potable water and sold for use with gas pipes.
    • Scoundreller 1y ago
      Can still get full lead solder for similar reasons if you’re a cranky old plumber. Probably can’t get away with using it in new builds but anything else, I’m sure it got used regularly well after the 1986 “ban” and still today.