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On supply lines, lead can leach into the water system and add unwanted lead to your drinking/cooking. There are lead free solders that work very well.
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What is the o rigin of word plumbing?
Plumbing comes from "plumbum", the Latin word for the metal Lead. Originally, pipes were made of lead.
The plumbing profession was named after which element?
lead
What profession owes his name to working with lead pipes?
Plumbing
What is a very heavy metallic element that used to be used in plumbing?
lead
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 is the o rigin of word plumbing?
Plumbing comes from "plumbum", the Latin word for the metal Lead. Originally, pipes were made of lead.
What is the name of roman plumbing?
... Plumbing. The word comes from the Latin for for lead, plumbum, from which the pipes were made (leading to lots and lots of lead poisoning).
The plumbing profession was named after which element?
lead
How they used copper plumbing in ancient egyft?
They used lead and clay plumbing in ancient Egypt.
What was lead originally used for?
Plumbing (as is evident from the symbol for lead, Pb, which is plumbum)
What are ancient names for lead?
One of the names of the metal Lead- in Latin, was plumbum. Since very early plumbing used pipes made of lead, the name plumbum is the root of the word plumbing.
What is the change in the quality of water that makes it unsuitable for certain uses?
Water pollution can change the quality of water and make it unsuitable for drinking.
Where to buy sheet lead?
Plumbing supply stores
According to crusoe what character do the mutineers that makes them unsuitable masters?
Crusoe believed that the mutineers lacked leadership skills and discipline, making them unsuitable masters. He thought that they were careless and reckless, which would not make them effective rulers on the island. Crusoe felt that their lack of responsibility and organization would lead to chaos and trouble.
Why does water makes it unsuitable for certain uses?
Turbulence, pollution, and organisms inhabiting it.
What element plumbing pipes led sicknees and death?
Lead.
What profession owes his name to working with lead pipes?
Plumbing
