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Iron replaced lead in water pipes.
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What element is used for pipes in rome?
lead
How did lead get into the water in flint Michigan?
the pipes were old, rotten and corroded and should have been replaced years ago!
Why the water pipes should not be suppliesd through lead pipes?
The lead will leach into the water and give you lead poisoning.
What is lead abatement?
Lead abatement refers to the treatment and/or removal of building materials containing ingestible lead which were commonly used until the mid-1970s when they were banned in the United States. Most commonly these include lead water pipes and lead-based paint. Typically, lead water pipes are replaced and lead-based paint is sealed and painted over.
A plumber has put 18 gallons of antifreeze into my water pipes can the antifreeze interact with copper or lead pipes or pipes with lead soddering and cause contamination to the water?
I can't think you are talking drinking water pipes because anitfreeze is poisonous. Nor should you have lead pipes or lead solder in drinking water pipes. So either sleeve pipes or heating pipes then. Antifreeze has inhibitors designed to prevent corrosion.
What element do plumbers associate with?
The word plumber derives from the Latin word plumbum, meaning lead. Plumbing was originally done with lead pipes, although those are now considered to be obsolete, and are mostly replaced. Modern plumbing is done with copper, steel, or PVC pipes.
What element plumbing pipes led sicknees and death?
Lead.
What element plumbers used it for pipes used less today?
lead
What was the element that replaced lead for waterpipes?
Copper
Why does lead element not use the first letter of its element?
It does use the first letter, the first letter of its Latin name Plumba Its where word plumber comes because up to the 20th century water pipes were made from lead.
Proper brazing wire for water pipes is?
Lead free solder for potable water pipes
Is lead in drinking water?
It can be... especially if it travels through lead pipes.
