Timeline for Are all stainless steel plumbing fixtures lead free and safe for potable water?
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| Feb 5, 2021 at 17:45 | comment | added | Nate S. | Stainless plumbing hardware usually tells you the stainless alloy used, generally 304 or 316, and then you can use that to look up exactly what's in it. For example, here's the info on 304 Stainless: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAE_304_stainless_steel | |
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| Jan 10, 2020 at 7:31 | answer | added | Ed Beal | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 10, 2020 at 6:39 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | Does the product data sheet indicate it is fit for potable water? | |
| Jan 10, 2020 at 5:10 | comment | added | Greg Hill | I guess you realize that in the US, "lead free" is defined in the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act as "a maximum weighted lead content of 0.25% on the wetted surface." It doesn't mean zero lead. | |
| Jan 10, 2020 at 4:46 | answer | added | Tyler Durden | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 10, 2020 at 4:33 | comment | added | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | @ThreePhaseEel My gut feeling is "stainless steel should never have lead problems". But if I were installing somewhere that it is a "big deal", having certification of that (as with brass) would be very helpful. | |
| Jan 10, 2020 at 4:06 | comment | added | ThreePhaseEel | Why would there be lead in stainless steel to begin with? | |
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