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How to Protect Yourself from Lead-Contaminated Water Residents of cities like Pittsburgh and Newark continue to face high levels of this toxic metal in their drinking water supplies. Potholes are a rampant problem in Puerto Rico; this one was caused by a broken water pipe; the truck was bringing potable water to a community water… Continue reading What Would It Cost To Replace All The Nations Lead Water Pipes?

Children spend a significant part of their days at school or in a child care facility. The faucets that provide water used for consumption, including drinking, cooking lunch, and preparing juice and infant formula, should be tested. Be aware of any construction or maintenance work that could disturb your lead service line. Our survey also… Continue reading What Would It Cost To Replace All The Nations Lead Water Pipes?

To narrow down the location of the freezing pipe, you’ll need to turn off the main water supply and turn on all the faucets in the house. If no faucets work, it’s likely somewhere close to where the main service line enters the house. If all the faucets in an area of the house don’t… Continue reading What Would It Cost To Replace All The Nations Lead Water Pipes?

Determining exactly which liters were sitting in the service line can be difficult, but in this example, lead is more likely to be found between the fifth and tenth liter. Representatives from across the country said pipe replacements would be more trouble than they were worth. And many utilities argued it wasn’t their responsibility to… Continue reading What Would It Cost To Replace All The Nations Lead Water Pipes?

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Instead of replacing all of your cast iron pipes, you can just replace the rusted sections with PVC or ABS. Cast iron pipes are rarely used today, but they were the material of choice for drain lines in homes built before 1960. They are extremely durable, heat resistant, and good for sound reduction, but they… Continue reading Scientific Glass Bongs & Water Pipes

Another advantage of beakers is that they hold more water and more smoke in the base, allowing for larger, grander hits. The joint size needs to be correct because in order for a bong to work, you need to seal off any air entry points. The diameter in which the joint meets the bong must… Continue reading Bongs & Water Pipes