Water flows from one place to another through man-made pipes and has been doing so for thousands of years. For just as long, pipes have been leaking — regardless of the material from which they were made. Earthenware. Copper. Stainless steel. Or, yes, lead. In fact, “plumber” comes from the Latin word for lead, plumbum, so lead and plumbers go back a long ways.
Now, those old lead pipes may be the cause of a new wave of plumbing work. Jay DeFrates of Jay’s Plumbing & Sewer in Downers Grove, Illinois, sees it happening.
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Jay DeFrates maintains lead safety credentials for his company in order to take full advantage of a growing need to replace lead pipes
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