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Posted by Doobielicious on June 27, 2005, 8:28 pm
Will a Brita filter filter out lead from water due to lead pipes in my
house. Actually I have lead pipes coming in from the water main into the
house so that is the main concern.
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Posted by cowboy on June 27, 2005, 10:37 pm
yes, the Brita can eliminate better than 98% of lead
some of the Culligan faucet filters may even do a better job
you can help these filters do an even better job yet, by running the tap for
2 full minutes each morning before drawing any water into the filter
also run them for at least two minutes any other time that you have not used
the water for several hours, such as returning from a vacation, or when you
get home from work if you live alone and no one has been using the water all
day
the water leeches the lead from the "main to house" link over time, so the
less time the water has been sitting in the lead pipes, the less lead will
have to be removed, and the better job the Brita or Culligan can do
I use a Culligan FM-4 faucet filter
also, do not use hot water for drinking or cooking, if a recipe needs hot
water, draw some cold, filter it, then microwave
also, do not use hot water in Brita or Culligan or other filter, will
promote bacteria growth
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> Will a Brita filter filter out lead from water due to lead pipes in my
> house. Actually I have lead pipes coming in from the water main into the
> house so that is the main concern.
>
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Posted by Michael Daly on June 27, 2005, 10:37 pm
> Will a Brita filter filter out lead from water due to lead pipes in my
> house.
No.
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Posted by cowboy on June 27, 2005, 10:55 pm
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>> Will a Brita filter filter out lead from water due to lead pipes in my
>> house.
> No.
excuse me? I think Brita, Culligan, the entire scientific community and
Consumer Reports would differ with you. People, if you don't know what you
are talking about, please resist the urge to type an answer!
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on June 27, 2005, 11:20 pm
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>> No.
> excuse me? I think Brita, Culligan, the entire scientific community and
> Consumer Reports would differ with you. People, if you don't know what
> you are talking about, please resist the urge to type an answer!
Whoa, cowboy!. Not every filter will eliminate lead. Britas states theirs
do. Culligan states that some of theirs do, but not all of them. They
also state "reduce" lead, not eliminate.
"Culligan’s do-it-yourself drinking water products can improve the taste of
your water, the clarity of your ice cubes and eliminate unpleasant smells.
At advanced levels, our products reduce lead, cysts, mercury, Lindane,
Atrazine, MTBE and other impurities*."
http://www.culligan.com/explore.cfm/discoveryoursolution/doityourselffilters/drinkingwaterfilters/ff120/
http://www.culligan.com/explore.cfm/discoveryoursolution/doityourselffilters/drinkingwaterfilters/fm5/
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> house. Actually I have lead pipes coming in from the water main into the
> house so that is the main concern.
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