🔴 Can The PLASTIC Pipes in Your Home Give You CANCER?! 🔴 (NSF INTERVIEW) | GOT2LEARN
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- Опубликовано: 10 май 2024
- PEX causes CANCER....?!
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If you want to know if a specific product is listed NSF, search it here: www.www.nsf.org/certif...
Interesting articles to read concerning leaching:
Government of Canada (leaching): bit.ly/35Rgy6S
NSF studies (leaching): bit.ly/2HeLqnJ
Norwegian Institute of Public Health studies: bit.ly/2RGlqU1
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Start - 0:00
The pipes the that convey our water - 0:48
The interview - 2:18
Who is NSF (National Sanitation Foundation)? - 3:23
Is NSF governmentally owned? - 5:37
Who writes these standards? - 6:54
How to tell if a product is certified NSF? - 8:44
Is it safe to drink water from plastic piping? - 10:15
Chemical "leaching"? - 13:28
Does this "leaching" ever stop? - 14:40
Is the "leaching" worst on hot water/ recirculation line? - 17:28
Does PEX cause CANCER? - 19:17
Will standard water filters help with the chemicals? - 20:22
How do other types of water react with PEX leaching? - 22:18
Conclusion - 24:23
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This guy's eyes won't stop shifting from right to left. He's reading every single word he's saying. Authorized talking points only!
The Industry paid good money for those Standards the NSF Approved. They paid even more money for the talking points!
Yeah this dude is just saying what they want us to believe... Ridiculous
The c o v I d jab is safe too.
I replaced all of the pex pipe in my house with paper straws.
Hell with that, I used regular garden hose!
DANIEL Dawson To hell with that, I used toilet paper rolls.
@@marilynwong9784 right on!
I use blunt wraps
Leak proof😆
As if NSF is reading from his computer to let the world know what they do…. Ridiculous
Great informative episode. There are studies that blame parkinson's disease on copper piping. Only time will tell which pipes will be the safest for human consumption.
This is like asking Marlboro if smoking is bad for you.
NSF doesn't sell the products, they test and say whether something is considered safe or not. If it is, the company making the product can legally put the NSF certification onto the product and consumers can go check that the certification is legit by going to the NSF website to find the product listing.
@@nova31337 and how do we know the NSF is legit?? Because we put it on a pedestal??
@@FishForFoodNotSport Define "legit". Context is key. What part of their process are you concerned with that isn't "legit"? NSF branding doesn't mean a whole bunch because people buy cheap China made stuff off of Amazon that regularly claim to be NSF certified, but many don't bother to check the NSF site to see if the company or manufacturer actually show up in the listings there.
I believe actual testing goes on at NSF because they want things to be safe for people. It's a worthwhile mission for an organization to have if they formed because people in the organization were burned by bad products in the past. They have a lot of credibility to lose if NSF branded products start going out and making people sick. That in itself is a motivator for them not to play around with rubber stamping product certifications.
It's not about putting anyone on a pedestal. You're still free to make your own judgements and not buy NSF branded products if you feel like they aren't living up to their purported standards, but the evidence to support that thought isn't there if unless there are a bunch of active class action lawsuits attacking the NSF over mass illnesses due to bad certified product exposures.
Do what you want though, because it's your choice either way at the end of the day to believe or not believe.
@@nova31337 you mean explain the context? “Legit” or “legitimate” has an objective definition. The definition of the word doesn’t change based on the context, that’s absurd. The context of what I said couldn’t be more more obvious if you can read. Based on the definition of the term “legitimate” how do we know they are “legitimate”…. As for making an argument of how they’re aren’t legitimate. I never said they weren’t. I said “how do we know they are legit”? Last time I checked that’s a question, not an assertion. Don’t put words in my mouth or try to push me into a position that’s not my own.
@@FishForFoodNotSport I don't need to be told what the word "legit" means. You posed two questions. The first is asking "how do we know they are legit?", which is obviously straight forward, but the second question "because we put it on a pedestal?" infers the direction of your argument even if it's posed as yet another question. My question posed after saying "context is key" is to establish context because you are indirectly inferring that the organization is placed on a pedestal and is above any scrutiny which can be interpreted as "illegitimate".
I already mentioned how if unsafe products that are branded with the mark would damage their credibility and they would simply fall out of favor with the public at large. So I was answering your question, but you'd rather sit there and latch onto my saying "define legit" and how you were asking a question, even if it had an implied direction behind it because you don't understand how context works.
The guy is reading off a data sheet...
...and “portable” water? I guess he means potable.🙄
Rofl he’s just reading his own website or his kids mid term paper.. dude probably just wine and dines other CEO’s in the industry..
Debating getting rid of the rest of the CPVC in my home as if you don't run some water through it after say 12 hours or so the water ends up with a nasty plastic taste like a garden hose. The PEX and copper that feeds other faucets doesn't have this issue. 20+ year old CPVC.
I have not noticed a bad taste, but only my hot is pex and I don't drink that. PVC definitely grows stinky black mold-smell your drains. I would recommend doing it because PVC is super flimsy.
Thanks!!! You did a great service in getting this interview with a VP. People in positions like this are often reluctant to go on the record because of the risk of being verbally attacked by viewers. A good example of this is the people in this thread complaining of him reading the specs/standards. Thst said, ALWAYS read a spec/standard when quoting one. Legalese is difficult to memorize verbatum and must be conveyed exactly as written.
Thank you, don't forget to share, it really helps the channel!
Not a plumbing guy but… why use pvc, pex or copper pipes? I’ve seen steel and galvanized pipes, connected by threads, brass connectors, ptfe tape in different countries. I’m guessing the answer is mix of cost, labor, climate?
Copper pipes will form a thin layer of copper oxide on the inside which wont let any copper behind it oxidize. This also happens to aluminium and various other metals. Only the exposed surface will oxidize and this oxidized layer will protect the rest of the metal.
This does not happen with steel. When steel oxidizes, it forms iron oxide (rust) and rust is not a protective layer.
Steel pipes (and lead pipes) will also form a mineral layer on the inside which will keep growing and growing and growing until your 25mm pipe is almost completely filled with solid mineral effectively turning it into a 10mm pipe or so which is a bigger difference that it sounds because of the square cube law.
This effect also accelerates the hotter the water is.
Here in Germany youre technically allowed to use steel pipe for cold water but nobody does it.
CAN YOU OFFER UP ANY MORE SOFTBALL QUESTIONS?
You forgot to mention ceramic drainage pipes. That's what we have in our 1950s home. Love your channel!
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Bigger problem with Pex is that it has needed to undergo revision and because of that it does not have a long lifetime rating. It’s higher only than galvanized. It has a lower chlorine resistance than cPVC. The rated lifetime is only 45 years and many commonly used fittings are not yet rated with Pex.
Pex is not rated to water distribution or to supply concentrated chlorine in sewage treatment plants or water supply companies. So if chlorine reacts with you Pex the chlorine can produce chemicals that can be harmful IF she’d from the polymers.
Your wrong….
Have to disagree with your longevity assumption. Galvanized is crap, yeah, but so is CPVC. Have you ever used it? After 20 years it's pitiful, it will snap in half at a moments notice. IMO CPVC is the worst by far. Then galvanized. The only pipe that I would trust from a longevity standpoint is copper and pex A.
@@user-nh3gu1ge3d CPVC is crap after twenty years. And yet I have houses that survived the freeze with 40 year old pipes. In one house, the rats had to literally tear out the insukation in the walls, the wind was blowing unobstructed in the walls at 20 MPH and at 11'F and finally the CPVC busted. 1 break. In a house just diwn the road they installed copper, brand new instalatuon. There were 23 pipe breaks.
So heres the deal. If you live in a city like Houston Texas you dont realize how terribly bad contractors can be. Not only do they not wrap pipes but the PVC they install. I can tell you that some of these houses built in the 1970s and 1980s were not inspected by any competant person. They have electrical panels "No trip" that were guaranteed to fail to trip. They put pipes in places that were exposed to sunlight and did not wrap them. Moreover, they might let the pipe sit on the rack on their truck over a long weekend or in a plumbing yard where they are exposed to sunlight.
So yep, for sure, if you left your CPVC out for a week in plumbing supply yard, in forty years its going to crack. Its not going to crack everywhere, but its going to crack in the most exposed places. One homebuilder the contractor installed the pipe over the attic stairwell, the homeowner stacked boxes in the attic and one 20 lb box fell on the 1/2 inch pipe and there it sat until I opened the stairwell and relocated the pipe using clamps.
The pipe did not break, it did not break in the freeze, it simply remained plastic. But I kniw people who have exposed PVC in their attics or near side vents, rotating vents, or in exposed areas of their garages and the pipes break. This is not rocket science, my accountant dad, the first thing he did when we bought our house in the 70s is to wrap the f-ing pipes. Wrap you galvanized or the next freeze will send rust bergs, wrap your copper or you may have to tear all the ceilings out of your house, wrap your CPVC to protect it from sunlight and freezing temperatures.
BUY your CPVC from a reputable plumbing supply enclosed warehouse and store it in a dark place (flourescent lights produce UV) and if you take precautions it should last a full 75 years. If you hire a bullshit plumbing contractor or illegal aliens who store CPVC in their back yard and walk away from the job before wrapping the pipe, its just going to fail, but whose fault is that?
If you want to use pex pipe go ahead, just want to say one thing. a 2x4" wall with 1/2 sheetrock is 4.5 inches thick. Divide this by 2, 2.25 inches, and subtract 0.5 inches. That is 1.75 inches. Thats what finish carpenters think they have to shoot brads into. I assure you that if you look at a finishing nail gun, used many times, thats pretty much it. If you remove 1/2" for the cabinet that leaves 1.25 inch in the wall.
But the pex pipe that illegal alien working for the plumbing contractor is sliding in your wall is 1/2 inch from the wall, and you have no idea where it is. It is not centered in your wall. So you hire a finish carpenter to remodel a bedroom into a nursery or and office. Pow, pow, pow. He does his job and hes gone, you paid him, your plumber is long gone, you paid him. The nail rust, 6 months later, its leaking, you got a wet and molding wall, its been dripping superslow for weaks, you got water collapsing the ceiling and you have no idea. Me, handyman, you call, I start tearing out sheetrock, Eventually 2 sections of wall in, I stop, see pex, ask for money, tell you to call $400/hour plumber, say goodbye. Why? Maintance supply houses often dont carry pex, the fittings are not longevity rated, you need special tools to repair broken pex, and as a contractor I've seen those fittings leak despite what you-tube personalities say. You buy your fittings at home depot, caveot emptor. At least two brands of polypipe have been removed from the market because of failure. I will fix a damaged CPVC in a regional emergency, I wont touch pex. When I go to the warehouse I ask for the most reliable, right now thats CPVC, if i asked for the most hyped, right now thats pex, If i ask for the most expensive, right now thats copper.
@@Darisiabgal7573 Yeah, that's more than I care to read. CPVC, specifically flowguard gold is known to become brittle after as little as 5 years. There is a class action lawsuit about it, google "flowguard gold cpvc lawsuit". It's not an install issue, it's a bad product, though a bad install can surely make it worse. Perhaps you use another brand of CPVC, perhaps the newer batches are better, but the older ones (say 15+ years) are garbage.
I would NEVER, EVER, EVER install flowguard gold in my home. Coming from someone who had flowguard gold installed in his home. Only copper or Pex A. And yes, I agree that copper is probably the worst for freezes (because a rigid metal can't expand as well as plastic/polymer/etc) but I don't live in a freeze zone so that's a non issue for me.
@@user-nh3gu1ge3d There are bad lots of flow-gold. This is well known. What did I say in my post, purchase from a reputable dealer. More or less I dont buy anything plumbing from home depot anymore unless its an absolute emergency and an alternative plumbing supply house is open.
I found my home is part pex and I am concerned with the leaching. Copper is non-toxic at low levels, and is a necessary nutrient. They are now soldered with zinc. My toilet still had the lead base.
Wait... they don't do leach testing past 90 days? That's... not great. How do we know the pipe doesn't start leaching more at some point as it ages?
I don't fault anyone for using PEX. It's probably fine. But honestly, I'd never use it. Copper isn't that difficult, is proven to last decades upon decades, and even the old lead soldered pipes it isn't a problem since they get coated with minerals fairly quickly that stop any lead leaching. Modern solder doesn't contain lead, so it's no longer an issue.
So for my money, PEX may be cheaper and easier to install, but I'd still stick with something that's proven the test of time.
Proven the test of time...until it shifts just a little...or corrodes...or comes into contact with another metal and initiates electrolysis...or if fouled up by a bad joint or bad soldering job...
WFT??? OF COURSE THERE IS LOBBYING INVOLVED IN NSF ACTIVITY
Unfortunately, in the fifties and sixties of the last century, Kuwait used asbestos pipes to deliver drinking water to homes, but now we use polyethylene and ductile pipes.
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Also the Roman's had high calcium in the water which coated the lead pipea and they were fine
How long did it take for that layer to form, I wonder. Maybe the empire fell because everyone lost their marbles from excessive lead exposure. It may forever be a mystery.
Lol what was life expectancy during that time? What effects were tested during that time?
You Just cannot win, but i would like to know what happens when HOT WATER travels through the pipes - showering , washing hands, washing clothes etc. ....as the human SKIN is a huge LIVING ORGAN .. you gotta trust the build
Hi. Here's a proposition. Unless you already did one and I missed it... A video on the difference between water soluble and regular lead-free flux would be great. I red a little about it but a video from you would be good. I guess code ask for water soluble solder nowadays?... Thanks and great videos by the way!
Yes it's in the plans, thamks Jean Marc 😇😇
Chemical contaminates is the Glue & Primer when water sits in the pipes for long perios of time or if plastic pipe "cpvc"
that is exposed to ground heating up by the sun light( where your water begins to smell chemical) should run for a whilebefor drinking...
Why was he reading a script....
he said everything leaches, so we are all poisoning ourselves.. so sad..
Wondering about long term exposure 10yrs? 20yrs? also chemical combinations with other contaminates already in the water, ie: Fluorides?
I guess were all going to die from something!
Your driving habits are probably a greater threat to public health and safety. Outside using an inert material like silicone, or maybe Acrylic tubing, or perhaps even pure .9999 silver, you probably won't find anything 100% safe. But I suppose you could probably do some creative bioengineering to use lab grown blood vessels from a blue whale to create morbidly modern plumbing system that would gross everyone out in spite of being completely safe.
If they are a registered organization, then they're government owned, that goes for any company that's registered. And NSF doesn't say much about the fluoride that's put in the drinking water.
Can you explain what you mean by registered means being government owned? All drinking water additives are covered and tested against NSF Standard 60 - Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals.
@@outonthelawn3825 Hi Jason, it's one of the biggest frauds that the Corporation called 'THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA' has pulled for the longest time along with the birth certificate scam. Basically, when you or someone creates a business they usually register it for tax purposes. Most people just assume that it's just something you gotta do. What they don't tell ya is when you register that business you're actually giving that business over to "the" corporation called the USA into the 'Public Trust'. Which is why you need a license to run it because it is no longer yours, it's theirs. Same goes for automobiles as well. When you register a car you are putting it in the public trust and in so doing have to have a license to 'drive' it for commercial use as opposed to not registering or having a license to 'travel' in your personal property. Driving is for commercial use, travel is for personal. So as you can imagine they don't want to explain this stuff to you because they're soaking everyone for tons of revenue you otherwise would not have to pay for. It's all voluntary of course.
A good example of proving you don't own your business is restaurants today. They are told to shut down for the COVID and if they don't , they are fined, arrested or both. It's not your business, it's theirs, they just let you run it. And since you don't own it, they tax you. If you are taxed on anything, it's because they own it and you're using it.
So, pretty much, they own EVERYTHING. Once you come to this realization, you can start working your way out of their con. Good luck.
@@rgentbuilders You have it backwards, weirdo. In capitalism, corporations own the government.
@@fun_ghoul You didn't understand a word of the comment that I took the time out of my busy day to help you make sense of the fraud we're living in. Instead of being so ignorant and making insulting comments to people you have no idea who your writing to, try some reasoning or ask questions.
I put it as simple as possible for you. We don't live in a capitalist society, it's straight up communism. That's the CON that they have perpetrated. I know it's a shocker, but it's true. Good luck on your journey to the realization.
@@rgentbuilders Your ego is out of all proportion to your ignorance, kid. You wouldn't know communism if it bit you on your ample arse.
Great pod cast. I have a question. Why does drinking fountains always have a lead warning in box. Should i be worried?
Copper is a necessary nutrient, they no longer use lead in solder for the pipes, That's why they use map gas to solder the pipes together. I recently bought a house that needed all the pipes redone, and I'm not going with any type of petroleum by-product whether it's PEX or anything else, on the other hand your body always needs trace amounts of copper. The solder, and the flux used on pipes is now lead free!
Hey @Got2Learn, which pipe system would you choose to use in your own home?
I'm fine with PEX to be honest.
@@Got2Learn cheers 👍 I'm renovating my house and trying to pick between PEX A from Uponor or copper using something like Pro press system. Not worried about cost but want safe and easy to install. So many options out there 😅
@AndrewMacFarlane pex-a is the best, just more pricey, good luck bud!
Not sure what all the concern is. This seems overblown by a huge margin.
Everything around us is cancerous in high concentrations.
One example is, asphalt and tires. The tires wear out and causes dust particles that we breath in.
As for plastic pipes. The refrigerator water tap and almost all flexible pipes use plastic, this includes the flexible hose going to the water heater.
Merci pour formation
thank you for the video btw :)
You are most welcome, please share if you can, it helps the channel tremendously ✌✌
Lead pipes are fine after the first few years. Once they get a natural coating on the inside they arent harmful.
True the Roman's had lots of calcium in there water and it created a layer between
I checked all my pipes they only say "IPEX Made in Canada" from a house built in the 90s. Normally we boil the water and use a filter jar later when the water gets cold
I’m pretty sure it’s fine ipex is very well known company
Boiling water sometimes concentrates the chemicals if the chemicals boiling point is above 220 degrees Fahrenheit.
There you have it. NSF is SFW
The comments here seem to suggest NSF is NSFW 🤔
The NSF VP here should well know that EPA guidelines and standards have not been properly updated in ages. The use of PEX clearly has leaching as it is detectable in the water by mere humans even if machines have more trouble with it. It is merely assumed that leaching below the standard levels (not updated in ages) will not be a health hazard. None of the existing water standards address whether or not a product will give you cancer. Maybe I'll pay a visit the next time I'm around (Umich is my alma matter) and we can have an interview with questions that aren't quite so softball per se.
"Safe levels" is a very tricky thing to evaluate without long term longitudinal studies, which are not out there, and are certainly not out there for newer products. I don't think a 70 year assumption is sufficient. I mean look, humans are pretty sensitive, sure, but considering that the levels leaching with PEX are easily detectable in the taste of the water... I get that this is not an easy problem, but I would shy against calling even products that pass certification "safe."
Good stuff!
I can find Roth pex on their site, but not Tece or sanipex :/
I never get bored watching ur vids 😂😂
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Thenkyou good information
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I wouldn't trust nsf. Not safe for work!
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I'm trying to think what food or drink I get that isnt package is plastic. Maybe we go to a carbon fiber pipe
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PEX a pipe is premium. CPVC is okay but leaches as well. Copper is the best of the best as copper it is a mineral our bodies need.
@@Beniamin6665 Yes, but what about solder and flux?
Bottled water would like to know your location.
Well this was a big waste of corporate talking point surface non-descript BS! Sad!
The standards are still influenced by lobbyists. I will never understand why the American fda allows chemical food coloring and sugars in medicine. So yeah, I don’t trust any government agency standards that can be influenced in any way
Fluoride comes with the water we cant drive water from the tap
I’m positive some standards organization like NSF once said asbestos was safe. I just Googled asbestos and learned asbestos pipes were once used for potable water. I love plastics and the whole petroleum industry. They make the world a better place. But I don’t want semi-permeable plastic pipe leaching chemicals into my water while rats use the same pipe to sharpen their teeth. I love cheap. PEX doesn’t sound cheap at all.
"I love plastics and the whole petroleum industry" is something a very strange villain would say
@@Googaliemoogalie Check out Dr. Jordan Peterson interview Alex Epstein about his book “Fossil Future.” We need more fossil fuels, not less, because we love our fellow human beings. We live wonderful lives of privilege because of petroleum and petrochemicals. They are a blessing.
@@Luvurenemy that's like saying I love kerosine lamps, electricity is terrible. Technology moves forward. You can't cling to the past. Especially since fossil fuels aren't even great sources of energy and running out. It's limit is one of the reasons to ditch the stuff.
@@Googaliemoogalie Kerosene is a wonderful petroleum product. It powers a majority of the estimated 100,000 commercial airline flights each day. I love electricity too!
We aren’t running out of fossil fuels because we never run out of human ingenuity. Human ingenuity has made fossil fuels plentiful. Just like human ingenuity in the form of industrial fertilizer enabled massive food production. Human ingenuity is the ultimate renewable resource.
All humanity needs plentiful, cheap, reliable, and as clean as possible energy. In the long term the natural higher energy densities in uranium atomic bonds will drive technology to nuclear fission and fusion. For the next 50 years the world needs cheap abundant fossil fuels like kerosene. Our lives in the Western world and in many other parts of the world are richer, better, cleaner, and longer because of human ingenuity and fossil fuels, not in spite of them.
Asbestos pipe is perfectly safe once installed. It's just cutting it that's problematic
Wait did he say chemicals increase or decrease over time?
Are there any good filters to put at the faucet/shower head that will filter out any polyethylene (and other crap) in the water?
Distilled water is your best bet to remove 99.9% of whatever is in your water. I don't know a method to shower with distilled water but at least you can use it for consumption; which is more important. The mega home water distiller works the best. I had mine since 2009.
@@CoryBrian Is the "mega" home water distiller the brand name? Or what do you mean?
@@mike-pm6xn That's the product's name
Hi !
What was wrong to upload a New release ?
Something political 😁
@@Got2Learn I am sorry in case they wanted to launch a lawsuit against to you... ;)
This looks like a re-run 🤔. Be safe bro.
Yes, had to take it down to remove something, no choice, sorry man....stay safe too buddy!
Got2Learn no worries bro. 👍
Sounds a lot like how we decide on speed limits on the highways, what is the acceptable level of death (or disease).
Wood pipes are best.
BINGEBOY i have wood pipes in my house, fantastic.. I seale it with animal fat every two years. I get the fat from cans of spam.
Great job! Very informative
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Just got a re-pipe done using Rehau PEX-a and there is an absolutely horrific chemical and plastic taste and smell. THERE'S NO WAY THIS IS NOT SERVERELY TOXIC.
Fast forward 1 year, does the water still taste like plastic?
@@erictorbet8104 -- Most of the faucets don't have the taste / smell, but some infrequently used ones do. Thing is: Just because you can't taste it doesn't mean it's not there. Many of these chemicals cause effects and are toxic in the parts per billion. What I discovered during my research, and in working with a lab, is that many of the chemicals leaching in PEX are NOT REGULATED. So whatever testing you do, and whatever ultra horrible chemicals you find, is moot. There are tons of VOCs and chemical leaching gong on with PEX and unless it's a regulated chemical there's nothing you can do. Basically, the whole system is corrupt -- and the ignorant, gullible, naive, and unprotected consumer is left paying someone to install poisoned piping in their house. Stay away from new PEX. Maybe if it's been in the walls for an extended period of time it's relatively OK -- but don't repipe your house with it unless you want to try to find a new source of viable drinking / cooking water.
I don't know wtf to think anymore 🤯🤕
@@walterbrunswick -- Don't re-pipe with PEX, that's for sure.
@@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow I was looking at a marvelous house to buy. It checked all my boxes. But then I found the previous owners did a re-pipe with PEX. I was so sad.
lawl, that Snowball. i bought that thing and I hate it. it sounds like ass compared to some other cheap mics.
I like it lol
Sooooo good 🙌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻😍😍 great interview very informative 👌🏻💐
Sorry for the re-run, no choice!!
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How much water you drink depends on how hot the weather is and how much you sweat, a better test is check the colour of your pee, if it is clear you are probably drinking too much but if it's dark you are probably dehydrated and need to drink more.
All pee is clear. If your pee is not clear go to the doctors. Colorless is the word you were looking for. If your pee is a dark color and still clear you are getting dehydrated. If your pee has no color your kidneys are very happy but you are drinking a lot of water.
Can you actually drink to much water? Unless you are causing fluid buildup in your lungs I’m not aware of any negatives.
@@ecospider5 I believe that drinking too much water can dilute the electrolytes in the blood, leading to a condition called hypoanatremia. This apparently can be fatal. Searching out reliable sources on this topic will be helpful in determining how much daily intake of water is healthy.
I have read lately that your kidneys can only handle 1 liter of water per hour. But I don’t know what the negative side affects are.
Yes drinking lots of water will mess with your electrolytes. But that can actually happen when drinking the proper amount of water during long term exertion. If your activity makes you sweet for longer than an hour you need more than water. That is why gatorade was created.
Thanks for letting me know about Hypoanatremia I will look that up.
I appreciate the info provided in this video. However, Dave was reading his answers from his screen! Apparently, the questions were provided to him prior to this video! Fast forward to today, April 20th, 2023, on the front page of USA TODAY, "PVC pipes are called a health hazzard"!
Oh dayum!
Drinking 2.5 liters a day is a conservative estimate? I’m not hating on PEX or NSF. But I thought that estimate sounded lower than the average recommended amount. A quick google search shows men should take on average 3.7 liters a day. Women should take in 2.7 (I wasn’t aware it differed by gender). Estimating lower than the recommended amount is not what I’d call conservative. He also specified “drinking water”. So if I make soup then I’m consuming even more than NSF it’s taking into consideration? I was never even wary of PEX before watching this. Now I wonder 🤔 I install pex systems everyday as a new construction residential plumber
"Average" doesn't mean shit. How much water one needs changes with ambient temperature, relative humidity, caloric intake and probably other things I'm forgetting about. Also, if you eat foods that contain water, that counts towards the total. Anyway, safe or unsafe, I can tell you that I can taste the leachate in PEX water in a 12 year old house.
Of course, if you're a builder, your bosses won't care. Once they have the homebuyers' money, the jig is up!
I drink a gallon of water a day. I have to i work out I take creatine I need minimum a gallon a day. And I get a gallon a day easy. This kinda makes me weary of pex. Idk has plastic ever been better idk new age stuff never seems to fail to sus me out
A simple solution could be to setup an RO filtration system where you want your drinking water at (kitchen sink, refrigerator, etc.) I plan to run PEX, but start with passing incoming water through a first pass filtration to remove metals, other chemicals, and chlorine, the first pass chlorine removal should help with reducing leeching from the PEX pipe, then add an RO filter for a drinking/cooking water tap on the kitchen sink and fridge.
Excellent video, thank you. Learned a lot.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The suit has to read every word he says. So sad.
Yes, I was kinda disappointed with that but whatever.
@Got2Learn He did us a service by reading the specs and standards. I've dealt with government specs, and they're a PITA to quote from memory. It's far better to get it right than mislead us.
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Ooooh, so that's what you look like.
Yup
what's with the laughing and giggling when you address serious questions about health and his sometimes dismissive answers???