Righto-- Years ago, Plumbers (Latin- Plumbe- lead) had to"wipe" a lead pipe joint to pass their Journeyman's test and get their trade union card. A neighbor who is now a Master Plumber tells me the Union no longer requires that test-- . Have never worked with lead or even galvanized pipe- PVC is, along with canned beer, one of the greater inventions of our time- IMO. Cheers!! RWTF

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