How Do You Get Rid of Lead Water in Your Home or Property?
Lead in water is a common issue, particularly in older homes that contain lead pipes, faucets, and fixtures. When these plumbing fixtures corrode due to high acidity or low mineral content, lead can eventually enter your drinking water.
Lead is a powerful neurotoxin, which can damage the brain, so removing the sources of lead in your drinking water at home is essential.
Luckily, there are ways to remove lead from your water, and Advanced Trenchless Solutions is here to help!
Use Filters & Reverse Osmosis
When you find out your water contains lead, the quickest thing to do is buy a water filter or pitcher containing activated carbon filtration configured to reduce lead. Carbon filters contain pores along their surface that catch chemicals and other contaminants as the water runs through.
When purchasing a filter, make sure it contains the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) certification or the Water Quality Association certification.
Reverse Osmosis systems can also help remove lead from your water. It uses pressure to push unfiltered water through a semipermeable membrane. The membrane has small pores that block contaminants, like lead, and allow clean water to flow through.
This is a pricier option, but at the very least, you will be sure that the water you drink doesn’t contain lead.
Replace Fixtures & Pipes
If you have an older home and lead is present in your water, then it is time to replace all your pipes and fixtures with newer, lead-free fixtures and pipes.
While this may feel daunting, it’s important to remove the causes of lead in your water to protect yourself and your family from the potentially damaging effects of lead. Alternative pipe options include PVC or PEX.
Replace Your Sewer Service Line
When replacing your fixtures and pipes with lead-free alternatives, consider your sewer line as well. If your home’s piping was set up before 1988, your service pipe likely contains lead.
Pipe bursting is a great way to replace your lead sewer line without disrupting your yard, the neighborhood, and the streets.
When you choose pipe bursting, a company like Advanced Trenchless Solutions will access your sewer line and use a pneumatic expansion head as part of the pipe bursting tool that is forced through your existing pipes.
The head bursts the pipe, effectively breaking it apart, and pulls along a new pipe to replace the old one. The process is three times faster than digging a trench to replace your sewer lines.
Get Safe Drinking Water With Advanced Trenchless Solutions
Advanced Trenchless Solution, a division of Steve’s Plumbing & Heating, is a Wisconsin-based, family-owned operation that strives to make complicated work easier and less disruptive.
Without digging trenches, ATS is able to get rid of lead service lines and make your water safer to drink. We ensure that our team has the advanced training, equipment, and techniques necessary to tackle the tough jobs.
Give us a call today at 844-513-4106 so we can inspect your issue and provide a quote. You can also schedule an inspection on our website for more information. Don’t delay any longer to get the lead out of your life.