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Old 01-12-2010, 07:25 PM   #1
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Anyone know what year lead pipes were phased out?


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Old 01-12-2010, 08:43 PM   #2
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They have been continuously phasing them out since the first ones were installed.


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Old 01-13-2010, 02:42 PM   #3
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they have been continuously phasing them out since the first ones were installed.
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Although I was required to learn how to repair them during my apprenticeship, they were not being installed in new construction in 1970.
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They have been continuously phasing them out since the first ones were installed.
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"With passage of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986,5 installation of lead water pipes was finally prohibited nationwide."
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It actually makes the water taste great! That and I loved the protective layer it puts on my lead fillings on meh teef. Part of the reason I have to use a catheter at age 40.


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