[juantheplumber]

I have question for all you Plumbers across the Country, I've been plumbing 20 plus years now and in Florida. I've come across a lot of crazy stuff and done countless re-pipes from hotels,Country Clubs, hospitals and schools but, i've never come across removing any lead pipes for drinking water. Have any of you recently experienced this, especially in schools.

 

[Sstratton6175]

I have question for all you Plumbers across the Country, I've been plumbing 20 plus years now and in Florida. I've come across a lot of crazy stuff and done countless re-pipes from hotels,Country Clubs, hospitals and schools but, i've never come across removing any lead pipes for drinking water. Have any of you recently experienced this, especially in schools.

Seems kind of off topic for this thread

 

[juantheplumber]

Seems kind of off topic for this thread

I guess I posted this in the wrong forum, apologies.

 

[Tango]

Posts moved to a new thread.

 

[skoronesa]

We just notify the homeowner and usually end up leaving the lead pipes in if they're fine. You just use lead-loc fittings. The water is so hard around here doesn't matter what kind of pipe you have, it all gets cement lined so very little issue.

 

[Frodo]

remove and replace, melt the lead into bullets

 

[hewhodigsholes]

remove and replace, melt the lead into bullets

Sell bullets to antique gun collectors! Double your profits on lead abatement!

 

[leakfree]

It wasn't that long ago that I was an Apprentice and we were still taught how to wipe a lead joint.

 

[OpenSights]

remove and replace, melt the lead into bullets

A friend of mine is big into muskets and casts his own bullets. Been a few years since I’ve talked to him about it, so I don’t know if that lead will work.... I remember something about tin in the lead. IDR which is good or bad, or if he has to add something to it.... I’ll have to ask him next time I see him.

 

[OpenSights]

We had a lot of lead service lines in my area. Probably 5 years ago or so the municipality claimed that all the lead lines had been replaced. Nope. Maybe residential... not commercial.
I haven’t come across any lead water lines in a home, but I still see lead flanges, drum traps and the occasional lav line. Not common much anymore.