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Letting your tap dribble the lead out?

JC1440
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How strong does the tap have to be on when you run it in the morning, to get the lead out? I was just wondering if letting it come out as weakly as possible is as effective, obviously wastes less water. Thanks.
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  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    How much lead are we talking about?

    You can get the water tested to find out the levels.

    If high it would be cheaper to replace the pipes.
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    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • Pincher
    Pincher Posts: 6,552 Forumite
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    That sounds like a big waste of water.

    You only need to remove heavy metals for drinking water, so I would have a word with Pozzani.

    http://www.pozzani.co.uk/index.php

    They have a selection of cartridges for different water problems.

    The Brita style one size fit all filter is expensive and doesn't address particular issues.
  • vuvuzela
    vuvuzela Posts: 3,648 Forumite
    JC1440 wrote: »
    How strong does the tap have to be on when you run it in the morning, to get the lead out? I was just wondering if letting it come out as weakly as possible is as effective, obviously wastes less water. Thanks.

    How much lead piping is there in your house ?
  • JC1440
    JC1440 Posts: 167 Forumite
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    No idea about the lead, I just meant getting the lead out in general.
  • firefox1956
    firefox1956 Posts: 1,548 Forumite
    Worry about something else.............
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    I'm quite old - and have never heard of this before. If I were you I'd worry about real things, like if you've got enough sweeties for Xmas. Far more devastating if you get that wrong!
  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    JC1440 wrote: »
    No idea about the lead, I just meant getting the lead out in general.

    Then get the water tested.

    You would need to run the taps for a minute each time you want a glass of water. It would probably even be cheaper getting bottled water.

    Change your pipes if you're worried. Most of the time the levels are harmless. In hard water areas scale builds up on the inside of the pipes protecting the water. The lead won't leach into the water.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • firefox1956
    firefox1956 Posts: 1,548 Forumite
    No point in changing your pipes........
    In many areas the mains pipes are still lead.
  • JC1440
    JC1440 Posts: 167 Forumite
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    Doesn't everyone run the tap for a short while to get the lead out in the morning?
  • pops66
    pops66 Posts: 28 Forumite
    What??? Really? There are lead pipes in the mains system?
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