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glatt · 10-05-2004, 09:24 AM

I got my test kits for lead direct from the manufacturer. They are 9.99 each. I bought three of them and tested the water as it first came out of the tap, after letting it run for 1 minute, and then after letting it run for 5 minutes. Usually, in problem homes, the water that comes out after letting it run for 1 minute is the highest in lead level, because that is the water that was sitting in the supply pipe overnight, just soaking up the lead.

10-05-2004, 09:24 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I got my test kits for lead direct from the manufacturer. They are 9.99 each. I bought three of them and tested the water as it first came out of the tap, after letting it run for 1 minute, and then after letting it run for 5 minutes. Usually, in problem homes, the water that comes out after letting it run for 1 minute is the highest in lead level, because that is the water that was sitting in the supply pipe overnight, just soaking up the lead.