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.
What if I don’t live in America, and my local infrastructure is sanitary?
America’s water infra is fine. Flint was a case of mismanaging the water supply. (Neat write up in this thread.) Jackson Mississippi is the only other place I’m aware of modern issues, and I wouldn’t take MS of an example of American anything except for “bottom of the barrel everything”.
No lead pipes. 70C water temp against legionella. Yearly water quality tests in all public buildings. Drinkable tap water by law in any rental property. Europe <3
That’s only true in America, where your Health and Safety Standards are shit.
Might be true in parts of Africa and China too, along with other places with a bad standard of human rights.
It’s still legal for plumbing parts that contain lead to be used here in Australia.
It was supposed to be banned last year but they extended the dead line twice because the plumbers were crying.
It’s now meant to be fully phased out in May 2026.
There may be more lead in your country than you think, even if lead pipes are banned.
Multiple schools here have had lead found in their water. It’s crazy.
