[Greenbuilding] permissible lead in "lead-free" faucets

[Reuben Deumling]

Interesting. Any idea as to when I can walk into a plumbing supply store and
expect to find Eco-brass fittings for PEX or an Eco-brass faucet? Are there
ways to order such things now? Who might one ask? This is very exciting and
I applaud your role in bringing this stuff to our shores.

Reuben Deumling

On 1/22/07, David Shore <dshore at ingot.ca> wrote:
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>  Hi Reuben,
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> This alloy has been in use in Japan since 2000, but has only been in North
> America for about 6 months.
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> David
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> *From:* Reuben Deumling [mailto:9watts at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, January 22, 2007 4:41 PM
> *To:* David Shore
> *Cc:* greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Greenbuilding] permissible lead in "lead-free" faucets
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> David,
> do you know how long this alloy has been on the market? When the CA law
> outlawing lead in faucets was signed (9/05?), industry folk were saying no
> such alloy existed, and my understanding is that the implementation date was
> pushed to 2010 for that reason. <
> http://www.contractormag.com/articles/newsarticle.cfm?newsid=994>
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> Reuben Deumling
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