• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    14 hours ago

    That’s a lot of lead. Damn.

    Were those samples from water drawn straight out of the well manually or did the test sample go through your pump/pipes? My main concern would be that the groundwater is contaminated with lead rather than the lead leeching from somewhere in the topside system.

    https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/basic-information-about-lead-drinking-water

    Basically:

    • It’s safe to shower in
    • You may be able to filter it out
    • If I was buying a house, and the water tested that heavily for lead, I’d remove it from consideration.
    • The_v@lemmy.world
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      8 hours ago

      Few things:

      First off find out the age of the well and the pipes.

      The water is very soft and acidic (low pH). This means that if the pipes/well casing are slowly being disolved. That’s likely why the iron is high. If the pipes contain lead anywhere, they are also dissolving the lead.

      Only real solution = all new well and 100% plumbing replacement.

      If the system is not that old and the groundwater is contaminated , a filtration system is required. Look for a whole house filtration system.

      Either way it’s an expensive fix. I would get some experts out to diagnose the issue. Then require the seller to pay for the necessary fixes as a contigency on your offer.