soldered parts inside the boiler ok to your health?

[userlee5267]

i have got a soldered pipe inside the boiler will this be ok for my health will anything leach from it while boiling away?>

 

[pjbiker]

Practically all household plumbing has soldered joints. Solder used to contain lead but is pretty much all lead free now (for plumbing use anyway).
Depends if the solder you're talking about contains lead. If not, I shouldn't worry about it.

 

[hairybiker]

I have a few soldered joints in my boiler to bring the tap down to the hop strainer, and it hasn't effected me yet <twitch> :thumb:

 

[BigYin]

So long as it was lead free solder you're fine.

If you are buying solder for plumbing you should buy lead free - but you can still get leaded solder for electrical soldering...

Chances are, even if it wasn't lead free, the amount involved is tiny - the problem used to exist because of lead PIPES - not joints.....

 

[Springer]

I'm, with popular opinion and anyway probably less harm than the beer. :) depending how much you drink of course