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4. The lead is usually in the joint sealer unless the piping is so old that....

Reply to The Jungle 1 (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 12, 2022, 03:33 PM

Sep 2022

lead pipe is still in service. I think the biggest culprit for city budget busting is ductile iron. It has a limited lifespan and it is reaching that age in places where it was used when it was a new technology.

You're correct. I said gallon when I should have said quart.

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