Will a Brita filter filter out lead from water due to lead pipes in my
house. Actually I have lead pipes coming in from the water main into the
house so that is the main concern.

yes, the Brita can eliminate better than 98% of lead

some of the Culligan faucet filters may even do a better job

you can help these filters do an even better job yet, by running the tap for
2 full minutes each morning before drawing any water into the filter

also run them for at least two minutes any other time that you have not used
the water for several hours, such as returning from a vacation, or when you
get home from work if you live alone and no one has been using the water all
day

the water leeches the lead from the "main to house" link over time, so the
less time the water has been sitting in the lead pipes, the less lead will
have to be removed, and the better job the Brita or Culligan can do

I use a Culligan FM-4 faucet filter

also, do not use hot water for drinking or cooking, if a recipe needs hot
water, draw some cold, filter it, then microwave

also, do not use hot water in Brita or Culligan or other filter, will
promote bacteria growth



"Doobielicious" wrote in message
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Will a Brita filter filter out lead from water due to lead pipes in my
house. Actually I have lead pipes coming in from the water main into the
house so that is the main concern.

On 27-Jun-2005, "Doobielicious" wrote:

Will a Brita filter filter out lead from water due to lead pipes in my
house.

No.

"Michael Daly" wrote in message
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On 27-Jun-2005, "Doobielicious" wrote:

Will a Brita filter filter out lead from water due to lead pipes in my
house.


No.

excuse me? I think Brita, Culligan, the entire scientific community and
Consumer Reports would differ with you. People, if you don't know what you
are talking about, please resist the urge to type an answer!

"cowboy" wrote in message

No.

excuse me? I think Brita, Culligan, the entire scientific community and
Consumer Reports would differ with you. People, if you don't know what
you are talking about, please resist the urge to type an answer!

Whoa, cowboy!. Not every filter will eliminate lead. Britas states theirs
do. Culligan states that some of theirs do, but not all of them. They
also state "reduce" lead, not eliminate.

"Culligan’s do-it-yourself drinking water products can improve the taste of
your water, the clarity of your ice cubes and eliminate unpleasant smells.
At advanced levels, our products reduce lead, cysts, mercury, Lindane,
Atrazine, MTBE and other impurities*."

http://www.culligan.com/explore.cfm/...filters/ff120/
http://www.culligan.com/explore.cfm/...erfilters/fm5/

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"cowboy" wrote in message

No.

excuse me? I think Brita, Culligan, the entire scientific community
and Consumer Reports would differ with you. People, if you don't know
what you are talking about, please resist the urge to type an answer!

Whoa, cowboy!.

I bet you posted as "cowboy" just so you could make that reply!

No.

excuse me? I think Brita, Culligan, the entire scientific community
and Consumer Reports would differ with you. People, if you don't know
what you are talking about, please resist the urge to type an answer!

Whoa, cowboy!. Not every filter will eliminate lead. Britas states theirs
do. Culligan states that some of theirs do, but not all of them. They
also state "reduce" lead, not eliminate.

reduce is a legal term, you can't say "eliminate" unless you get out 100% of
lead, but in the latest consumer reports testing, the Brita and Culligan
filters were removing 98 to over 99% of the lead, and if you run the tap for
a couple minutes first, the percentage gets quite close to 100%

so I will stand by my earlier comments

cheers!

cowboy

"cowboy" wrote in message
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so I will stand by my earlier comments


At least clarify them as a blanket statement is wrong. NOT every filter
CLAIMS to reduce lead. Some do nothing with it at all. Do NOT assume that
any Culligan filter is going to help.