On 02/05/2020 13:41, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Robin wrote:
On 02/05/2020 13:13, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:
No big deal to connect lead to copper using solder. For a decent
plumber.

The consensus is that this is now banned for potable water.

They have banned a soldered joint in a lead pipe carrying potable water?

Does Trump make the rules in the UK?


If there's lead in the solder, yes. And in Regulations made in 1999 so
you know which government to slag off.

Lead free solder has been around for ages.

Then go for it. Or find a plumber who will do it. May be easy with
newer solders. All I know is plumbers who gave up when lead free
solders had a higher melting point and lacked the "squidgy" stage (see
John Rumm's post for proper terminology).

I ask again. You have perhaps miles of lead pipe carrying potable water. A
single solder joint - even with lead solder - is going to make a
difference?


That's a different question from the one you asked before.

And one which seems to me to depend on (a) where are these miles of lead
pipe, (b) how you know yours would be the first lead soldered joint, and
(c) how will future plumbers know that you and others and done before them.






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