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Old 1/21/08, 4:38 PM
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Can anyone give me a standard defect description regarding lead water supply pipes?



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Can anyone give me a standard defect description regarding lead water supply pipes?
Try here:

http://www.inspect-ny.com/water/leadtest.htm



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Thanks Larry

That site was very useful.



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Here is a center for disease control site.
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geu8UoO5...eadinwater.htm

at the very least it should be tested .
Lucky in most places the insides of these pipes are coated with mineral deposits over time
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