Is the housing made of brass which usually contains lead? If so, will water contact the housing or just go through the filter?
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This question brought up the same concern for me as an owner. I looked at the sprite web site, and could not find anything. I looked up some rules about use of lead in water supply. In California, where Sprite is located, there are rule against using lead in anything that gets wet from the supply side of water. Then I called Sprite this morning and asked them. The person who answered the phone told me the brass used to make this unit is lead free. Hope this helps.
1869342
I contacted Sprite tech support. They said that there is NO lead in all of their filter housing. Furthermore, cartridges are made of BPA food grade plastic and there is no iron in their filter media.
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I understand your concern regarding the lead but I have another question for you:all the other faucets you have in the house, mainly the kitchen are made from what material? Lead in brass is a stabilized component, is not just "leaking" lead. This device is mainly for the showering water, it's intent is not to filter drinking water. Anyway, as far as I can see myself, its internal surface is also chromed and the water contact with the casing is minimal as long as it has sealing o-rings both at entry and exit of the water. Our personal experience with it was that after an usual shower we did not have the itchy back skin as before which we find as a good sign. I hope that this helps. I understand your concern regarding the lead but I have another question for you:all the other faucets you have in the house, mainly the kitchen are made from what material? Lead in brass is a stabilized component, is not just "leaking" lead. This device is mainly for the showering water, it's intent is not to filter drinking water. Anyway, as far as I can see myself, its internal surface is also chromed and the water contact with the casing is minimal as long as it has sealing o-rings both at entry and exit of the water. Our personal experience with it was that after an usual... » Read More I understand your concern regarding the lead but I have another question for you:all the other faucets you have in the house, mainly the kitchen are made from what material? Lead in brass is a stabilized component, is not just "leaking" lead. This device is mainly for the showering water, it's intent is not to filter drinking water. Anyway, as far as I can see myself, its internal surface is also chromed and the water contact with the casing is minimal as long as it has sealing o-rings both at entry and exit of the water. Our personal experience with it was that after an usual shower we did not have the itchy back skin as before which we find as a good sign. I hope that this helps. « Show Less
1869344
I understand your concern regarding the lead but I have another question for you:all the other faucets you have in the house, mainly the kitchen are made from what material? Lead in brass is a stabilized component, is not just "leaking" lead. This device is mainly for the showering water, it's intent is not to filter drinking water. Anyway, as far as I can see myself, its internal surface is also chromed and the water contact with the casing is minimal as long as it has sealing o-rings both at entry and exit of the water. Our personal experience with it was that after an usual shower we did not have the itchy back skin as before which we find as a good sign. I hope that this helps.
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I believe it is lead free, though I am not positive. If it has any lead (unlikely) it would be in such small amounts that it could only matter if you were using the water for human consumption. I don't expect that you are passing water through the device and into your mouth. If you are, check with Wilkins.
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I really don't know the answer to your question -- but I'd certainly like to know "just in case" I need the information in the future. The main problem I have is the bits of charcoal that continually come through the filter (especially weekly when I'm running a strong stream of hot water through it to help "clean" it.) Good luck.
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The housing is plastic. Unless your water is hot enough to melt thick plastic, you will be OK.
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Good question. This is supposed to be brass. Brass is supposed to be a mixture copper and zinc. With this product, I would not be convinced that it is a polluted compound of metals. It is not like any brass to which I have ever been exposed. Because it is for use with a garden hose, and you are not supposed to drink from garden hoses, probably because of the lead in the metal couplings, I would not trust this in your drinking water supply line. Truthfully, I have found the plastic ones more durable and user friendly than these. My suggestion, go plastic unless you can find an older version of this connector that was made in North America. Good question. This is supposed to be brass. Brass is supposed to be a mixture copper and zinc. With this product, I would not be convinced that it is a polluted compound of metals. It is not like any brass to which I have ever been exposed. Because it is for use with a garden hose, and you are not supposed to drink from garden hoses, probably because of the lead in the metal couplings, I would not trust this in your drinking water supply line. Truthfully, I have found the plastic ones more durable and user friendly than these. My suggestion, go plastic unless you can find an older version... » Read More Good question. This is supposed to be brass. Brass is supposed to be a mixture copper and zinc. With this product, I would not be convinced that it is a polluted compound of metals. It is not like any brass to which I have ever been exposed. Because it is for use with a garden hose, and you are not supposed to drink from garden hoses, probably because of the lead in the metal couplings, I would not trust this in your drinking water supply line. Truthfully, I have found the plastic ones more durable and user friendly than these. My suggestion, go plastic unless you can find an older version of this connector that was made in North America. « Show Less
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The answers you got were right on . Water pressure being a big factor. It's a great filter, you will be happy with it.
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You will need a water softener and this filter will not remove lead. It has 1 sediment filter and 2 activated carbon filters. See here for more info http://www.thewatersite.com/activated_carbon_water_filters.htm
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Regarding the "California warning": That's because "lead free brass" is defined by the Feds as "less than 8% lead". California requires that warning on anything with more than 0% lead, so most brass plumbing fittings require that label. Here again I would call a local plumber he would have more info on it as far as building code.
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I believe that the house is BPA free. Look on the manufacturers website. The house fittings look like brass, but don't quote me on that.
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When I emailed them, the manufacturer stated that the brass valve on the bottle contains a small amount of lead. They ship these out of California so by law they have to print the warning on the bottle.
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The outside is all metal. Sorry I don't know if it is specifically brass. Some of the inner parts are plastic. It works great with the delta thermostatic valve. I love it.
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No, this is part number 1300Lead Free is Simmons Part Number 1305The other answers are misinformed. While it's correct that the water doesn't "pass through" the gauge the bottom of the brass fitting and the internals are pushed on by the water/air/gas. This is the section that contains lead in the 1300 which will leach into your drinking water or other substance. I have no idea if it is a significant or insignificant amount of leaching.I don't know why anyone would want to use a part containing lead for say potable water when a quick look shows the lead free part is about $1 more. No, this is part number 1300Lead Free is Simmons Part Number 1305The other answers are misinformed. While it's correct that the water doesn't "pass through" the gauge the bottom of the brass fitting and the internals are pushed on by the water/air/gas. This is the section that contains lead in the 1300 which will leach into your drinking water or other substance. I have no idea if it is a significant or insignificant amount of leaching.I don't know why anyone would want to use a part containing lead for say potable water when a quick look shows... » Read More No, this is part number 1300Lead Free is Simmons Part Number 1305The other answers are misinformed. While it's correct that the water doesn't "pass through" the gauge the bottom of the brass fitting and the internals are pushed on by the water/air/gas. This is the section that contains lead in the 1300 which will leach into your drinking water or other substance. I have no idea if it is a significant or insignificant amount of leaching.I don't know why anyone would want to use a part containing lead for say potable water when a quick look shows the lead free part is about $1 more. « Show Less
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The outside housing is metal and good quality. The inside piece that screws onto the pipe was plastic. We were replacing a similar faucet that had a plastic housing and metal inside piece. We called Delta and either bought a new metal inside that fit or verified that the old metal inside piece would work once cleaned up. I can't remember. I remember that Delta was very helpful. You could try calling them. Good Luck.
1978016
Both zinc and brass, but they don't make contact with each other. The brass female hose fitting which connects to your faucet/bib goes inside your vinyl hose and the zinc clamp goes on the outside to hold the vinyl hose onto the fitting. The zinc clamp never makes contact with your house faucet/bib, so no worries. It is exactly like the plastic version that Gilmore makes, except better quality and it won't swell up from being exposed to sunlight like the plastic version and freeze onto your hose bib or spray gun, believe me I found out the hard way!
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The casing of the filters are plastic. The tank is stainless steel. I think that the plastic is safe because it has to endure high pressure. I believe that the tank is the most important part. You will be using the water int he tank first
1085662
The housing is metal. It works fine for my swimming pool filter but I am not sure how it would work for a deep well.
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I don't know about the lead. But I have one in my daughters bathroom. I haven't had problems with it.