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Date:         Mon, 5 Apr 2010 13:24:10 -0500
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Archive not. Re: Radiator flush
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <n2s71d9cdf91004051113x3b23b687xfe0dc08c8a30fcb@mail.gmail.com>
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Most houses in the U.S. were built well before the bans (government regulations) on lead content of solder. The last century wasn't that far back.

---- Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > In the rest of the civilized world we've been using lead-free solder since > the last century! > > On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > > > ---- Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > > Lessons on copper: > > > Every house on my street has been re-piped because of slab leaks. Here > > in northeast Florida homes are built on a concrete slab, >not a masonry > > foundation. And much of the plumbing, specifically copper piping, was > > imbedded in the slab. Over time, because of >the very hard water here, the > > copper pipes sprang pin-hole leaks, causing water to leak through the slab > > into the home. > > > > Same thing in far S. Texas's Rio Grande Valley, where I used to live. > > Except there, the piping is in the attic, under a thin layer of insulation > > for most tract homes. A plumber told me that the copper piping used by El > > Valle builders is "thin walled copper", and suggested that I use "thick > > walled copper" for replacement. I did, after checking and sourcing it > > myself (why am I cynical enough to think I might pay a plumber for better > > quality stuff than I get?). Newer homes have pvc. Jury still out on that > > regarding toxicity, but then most copper is made up with lead solder. > > That's no problem here, with our hard water, but in soft water (low pH > > usually) water, lead leaching is a problem and is a major source of lead in > > people. > > > > Here most houses older than about 15 years are on concrete footings with > > pier and beam foundations. If your house is on a hillside, it is almost as > > good as having a basement under, in terms of space down there. > > > > But so far as the radiators are concerned, I do use distilled water. Why > > use mineralized water when distilled is so cheap? > > > > David McNeely > > > > > > -- > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > Crescent Beach, BC > > www.thebassspa.com > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27

-- David McNeely


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