Bishma comments on TIL why you're not supposed to cook or drink hot tap water

TIL why you're not supposed to cook or drink hot tap water - it's the lead (and other heavy metals) (www.epa.gov)

submitted 1 year ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/til@lemmy.ca

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Hot water dissolves lead more quickly than cold water and is therefore more likely to contain greater amounts of lead. Never use water from the hot water tap for drinking, cooking, or making baby formula.

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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I've never seen a dishwasher with 2 supply lines, they usually only hooked to hot.

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[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 13 points 1 year ago

Or cold with an internal heater, but still a single supply line.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works [S] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We need that dishwasher guy to look into all of this.

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[–] beetus@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

He did already and that's why we know most dishwashers (in the US) are fed by one line coming from the hot water tap.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works [S] 1 point 1 year ago

I mean about the hot water having lead and other heavy metals part.

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