Cause of poor shower pressure?
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Looks like a section of lead water pipe
Not familiar with lead pipe, but that ball on the pipe that looks like a snake just ate something, I would say you were right.
It's a wiped lead joint. It wouldn't be the single cause of any pressure issues.
That's what it is. I've wiped my share of them.
I have never worked with lead, probably never will but I have saw my fair share of it around this city. I have replaced a lot of lead water lines. Older plumbers call my age of plumbers the "plastic world""
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I have never seen a lead water pipe. seen whole lotta lead drain pipes.
but i have not seen and done it all.
i think what the "media" calls lead pipes is actually copper piping using lead solder
that was outlawed in 1986
any copper piping dated before then is suspect
but i have not seen and done it all.
i think what the "media" calls lead pipes is actually copper piping using lead solder
that was outlawed in 1986
any copper piping dated before then is suspect
Spent my last year in trade school on the lead bench. After that I had to wipe a lead joint as part of my journeymen's test. That was just before copper waste and vent came into use. Haven't wiped a joint sense.
Actually, I wasn't thinking the bulge, but the narrow section which is only about 1/2" OD. I thought that it might restrict the flow.
Anyway, looks like I'll probably need to call in a professional to dig up some of the concrete and replace the lead pipe.
Anyway, looks like I'll probably need to call in a professional to dig up some of the concrete and replace the lead pipe.
History of Studies on Lead in Water
In 1793, the Duke of Württemberg, Germany, warned against the use of lead in drinking water pipes, and in 1878, lead pipes were outlawed in the area as a result of concerns about the adverse health effects of lead in water (45). In the United States, the adverse health consequences of lead-contaminated water were recognized as early as 1845 (46). A survey conducted in 1924 in the United States indicated that lead service lines were more prevalent in New England, the Midwest, Montana, New York, Oklahoma, and Texas (47). A nationwide survey conducted in 1990 indicated that 3.3 million lead service lines were in use, and the areas where they were most likely to be used were, again, the midwestern and northeastern regions of the United States. This survey also estimated that approximately 61,000 lead service lines had been removed through voluntary programs during the previous 10 years (48).
Here is the entire article that the above was clipped from.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su6104a1.htm
In 1793, the Duke of Württemberg, Germany, warned against the use of lead in drinking water pipes, and in 1878, lead pipes were outlawed in the area as a result of concerns about the adverse health effects of lead in water (45). In the United States, the adverse health consequences of lead-contaminated water were recognized as early as 1845 (46). A survey conducted in 1924 in the United States indicated that lead service lines were more prevalent in New England, the Midwest, Montana, New York, Oklahoma, and Texas (47). A nationwide survey conducted in 1990 indicated that 3.3 million lead service lines were in use, and the areas where they were most likely to be used were, again, the midwestern and northeastern regions of the United States. This survey also estimated that approximately 61,000 lead service lines had been removed through voluntary programs during the previous 10 years (48).
Here is the entire article that the above was clipped from.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su6104a1.htm
