Most older houses in the UK have lead piping leading from the mains, Mine does, my last house did, I think nearly all the houses I've lived in has some lead piping somewhere in the water system.
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Most older houses in the UK have lead piping leading from the mains, Mine does, my last house did, I think nearly all the houses I've lived in has some lead piping somewhere in the water system.
Wow, do you really? Here in Norway we don't have these at all anymore because of health concerns. It's honestly a bit baffling that rich countries like the United Kingdom still uses these when there are much safer options available.
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It's been against regulation for years, it's just never been a mandatory thing that you must replace the pipe I don't think, A lot of landlords in the UK are very reluctant to spend money on their houses.
I have a wonderful landlord but I feel I'd be a pain in the arse asking him to fork out £1000s just to replace a small bit of pipe leading from the mains. I'm worried about the health concerns as much as the next person but It's far cheaper for my landlord if I just filter my tap water.
Ah, that make sense. I also get why your landlord would not spend that amount to get new pipes - at one point they need to be changed anyway, so might as well use a filter until that point I guess. Thanks for sharing your insights, @shmoogleosukami!