In article ,
Robin wrote:
On 02/05/2020 14:33, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Robin wrote:
On 02/05/2020 13:41, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

snip.

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.

Not really.

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.

But in this case, we are talking about making one connection to an
existing lead pipe.

You're the one who raised the miles of lead pipe.

And you know how long the pipe is in the OP's case? Or just don't
understand the principle.

I've only ever done this once. Hammered a bit of 15mm copper into the
lead an inch or so, after cleaning the lead. All that was then needed
was a fillet of solder between them to seal it. Has worked for the
past 40 odd years. ;-)


Good for you - but then it wasn't illegal then. I'd not blame Roland's
contractor for declining to go that route.

Of course not. He will want to make the maximum profit from the job.

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