Lead incoming main.

[Jay The Plumber]

righto, I dont do much of this, usually stick to heating and boilers but... its my mums place so I better get on

her stopcock is wiped onto lead and is leaking and I gotta repair.. I know using a taft or any lead joint etc is a no no now so was planning to use a Philmac universal coupling before replacing the isolator and putting a DCV etc..
question is, are the water board supposed to replace the old lead pipes etc? my memory says they were doing it once..

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Only if they find x amount of lead in the water supply tbh doesn't often happen as they will always be in there Favour

also you gas safe reg if you are contact a mod for entry into the gas safe forum

 

[Jay The Plumber]

Only if they find x amount of lead in the water supply tbh doesn't often happen as they will always be in there Favour

also you gas safe reg if you are contact a mod for entry into the gas safe forum

thought as much philmac it is then..

no, im OFTEC but not GSR mate..

 

[1Steven]

Your water board up to external stopcock. From then on its yours.

Miss my old mole skin!

 

[Jay The Plumber]

Your water board up to external stopcock. From then on its yours.

Miss my old mole skin!

yea, still have a bar of tinman solder on the van.... would have liked to just whack a tinned copper tube into the lead and forget the cost of the philmac/leadloc

 

[1Steven]

Oh the good old days! Boilers weighing twice as much as you! Gravity systems, potterton diplomat's. I could go on!!

 

[Jay The Plumber]

Oh the good old days! Boilers weighing twice as much as you! Gravity systems, potterton diplomat's. I could go on!!

Im in Wales, still seeing that stuff

 

[Last Plumber]

Go on, wipe a joint for old times sake !

 

[Jay The Plumber]

Go on, wipe a joint for old times sake !

we aint allowed no more, innit...

 

[Last Plumber]

Mmmmmmm.

Controversial !

If the water main /pipe is staying in and it's a repair, what difference would it make to anything ?

Moving on, IF ......you did wipe it, would you use a pan and ladle or your blow lamp ?

 

[Deleted member 25704]

Lead in the water supply will be a big deal for many countries in the world. World health organisation parameters for quants of lead in water too generous. Not only will all Lead pipe have to be removed soon, but copper pipe with lead soldered fittings may also present a significant risk with some types of plumbo/cupro solvent water. Other countries like USA just waking up to problem. So do not fold your plumbing business just yet!

 

[Last Plumber]

Plumbo solvency is an issue you're right there !

Give it 25 year and we'll all be being slowly poisoned by degrading plastics

 

[joni os]

As a child with an air rifle, my hands and pockets were constantly grey, covered in lead from the pellets. Now I have an excuse for my behaviour.

 

[Jay The Plumber]

Mmmmmmm.

Moving on, IF ......you did wipe it, would you use a pan and ladle or your blow lamp ?

blow lamp and lead bar..
flare the lead main, clean it up and flux it, tin the copper and flux it, whack the copper into the lead, apply heat, melt the lead bar into the flare and heat so its all jelly like... wipe and clean..

 

[Best]

Besides replacing the entire water main, best way to deal with that is to dig a hole outside where the mains comes in to the stopcock and replace into house with new water pipe. Just put a Philmax connector outside. Keeps the house safe, as no lead to burst indoors and the rest outside could be replaced when the customer can afford or be bothered.

 

[Best]

Plumbo solvency is an issue you're right there !

Give it 25 year and we'll all be being slowly poisoned by degrading plastics

I hear it said that there is something in plastics that is same as female hormones and this will very gradually have an effect on men by feminising us. Makes you think when you drink from a plastic bottle, particularily a bottle that uv rays get at.
So if you start liking hand bags, you now know what's happening. :smile:

 

[1Steven]

As a child with an air rifle, my hands and pockets were constantly grey, covered in lead from the pellets. Now I have an excuse for my behaviour.

The used to put them in my mouth for quick loading! It's figures!!!

 

[1Steven]

I hear it said that there is something in plastics that is same as female hormones and this will very gradually have an effect on men by feminising us. Makes you think when you drink from a plastic bottle, particularily a bottle that uv rays get at.
So if you start liking hand bags, you now know what's happening. :smile:

Best with lead in your pencil!

 

[Last Plumber]

I hear it said that there is something in plastics that is same as female hormones and this will very gradually have an effect on men by feminising us. Makes you think when you drink from a plastic bottle, particularily a bottle that uv rays get at.
So if you start liking hand bags, you now know what's happening. :smile:

You can whack people gently with your handbag if it gets to that

 

[Masood]

I hear it said that there is something in plastics that is same as female hormones and this will very gradually have an effect on men by feminising us. Makes you think when you drink from a plastic bottle, particularily a bottle that uv rays get at.
So if you start liking hand bags, you now know what's happening. :smile:

Yep, in 20 years time we'll all have manboobs and find ourselves irrationally angry for one week a month.

Apparently you should never refill or reuse mineral water bottles for this reason..

 

[Best]

Yep, in 20 years time we'll all have manboobs and find ourselves irrationally angry for one week a month.

Apparently you should never refill or reuse mineral water bottles for this reason..

Some of us have already got the manboobs! Not me though. :grin:
So right about not reusing plastic bottles! The plastic bottles taint the water if the plastic had ever got sunlight at it.

 

[Best]

You can whack people gently with your handbag if it gets to that

You are never going to let me forget my whacking gently advice are you? :grin:

 

[1Steven]

Whacka day!

 

[Best]

Whacka day!

Forgot about him. That Timmy Mallet made a career out of it!

 

[Last Plumber]

You are never going to let me forget my whacking gently advice are you? :grin:

Not whilst i still find it funny