Hello,
I am currently at a loss.
Just for fun, I had a water analysis done on the water dispenser of the refrigerator since we want to drink the chilled water from there. Everything looked great except for nickel and lead.
Nickel is at 29.3 µg/L (micrograms per liter), which is above the TVO but within WHO guidelines.
Lead is at 75 µg/L, which is way beyond acceptable limits.
The water utility checked their construction plans today... gray cast iron pipes are in the street.
From the street to the house, the water utility recently installed new piping inside a conduit laid by the civil engineers...
I believe it is a black plastic pipe, so either PP or PE.
Inside the house, in the technical room, there are silver-colored pipes (stainless steel) with copper-colored matte fittings, and then plastic pipes run to the upper floors...
Does anyone have any idea where the lead could be coming from...?
I am currently at a loss.
Just for fun, I had a water analysis done on the water dispenser of the refrigerator since we want to drink the chilled water from there. Everything looked great except for nickel and lead.
Nickel is at 29.3 µg/L (micrograms per liter), which is above the TVO but within WHO guidelines.
Lead is at 75 µg/L, which is way beyond acceptable limits.
The water utility checked their construction plans today... gray cast iron pipes are in the street.
From the street to the house, the water utility recently installed new piping inside a conduit laid by the civil engineers...
I believe it is a black plastic pipe, so either PP or PE.
Inside the house, in the technical room, there are silver-colored pipes (stainless steel) with copper-colored matte fittings, and then plastic pipes run to the upper floors...
Does anyone have any idea where the lead could be coming from...?
Hello!
Unfortunately, there are no responses to this somewhat older inquiry. We have the same problem. Our case also involves a newly built house, and three independent tests have shown elevated lead and nickel levels, far exceeding the permissible limits. The water utility also conducted its own measurements and confirmed that the issue is not caused by the supply pipes.
I would be very interested to know if anyone else has information on this or knows how the problem was resolved in the case mentioned above.
I assume not many people have their drinking water tested in a new build, so there is limited experience, reports, or issues reported in this area. Therefore, I appreciate any advice.
Do I actually have the right to receive clean water from the municipal water supplier?
Thank you very much!
Unfortunately, there are no responses to this somewhat older inquiry. We have the same problem. Our case also involves a newly built house, and three independent tests have shown elevated lead and nickel levels, far exceeding the permissible limits. The water utility also conducted its own measurements and confirmed that the issue is not caused by the supply pipes.
I would be very interested to know if anyone else has information on this or knows how the problem was resolved in the case mentioned above.
I assume not many people have their drinking water tested in a new build, so there is limited experience, reports, or issues reported in this area. Therefore, I appreciate any advice.
Do I actually have the right to receive clean water from the municipal water supplier?
Thank you very much!
C
chand198610 Feb 2019 09:12Hello,
I don’t have a brilliant idea right now because lead is no longer used anywhere in parts that come into contact with water.
I would first try to narrow down the problem: What are the readings at the neighbors’ homes supplied by the same section of the supply line?
If the issue is limited to your own house: What exactly are the pipes made of? Is there a storage tank, and if so, what kind of corrosion protection does it have?
I don’t have a brilliant idea right now because lead is no longer used anywhere in parts that come into contact with water.
I would first try to narrow down the problem: What are the readings at the neighbors’ homes supplied by the same section of the supply line?
If the issue is limited to your own house: What exactly are the pipes made of? Is there a storage tank, and if so, what kind of corrosion protection does it have?
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hampshire10 Feb 2019 16:19Lead is sometimes used in fittings. You can search for more information online.
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