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A newer home or new faucet does not automatically mean zero lead at the tap
Older plumbing can increase the number of potential lead sources, but age alone does not determine a result. Lead can come from service lines, solder, valves, brass components and fixtures along the water path.
Preparing the nest
A household water assessment can focus on the outlets and uses that matter most before baby arrives.
Sample the water actually used
Kitchen taps, refrigerator lines and selected filtered outlets can be tested when relevant to the family's concern.
Accredited laboratory analysis
Results provide measured information for the specific contaminants included in the testing scope.
NELAP accredited laboratory analysis
Certified Master Inspector
Water Quality Association
AIHA member
Serving NY, NJ and CT since 1991
Questions clients commonly ask
- How do I know if my drinking water has PFAS?
- Is PFAS included in a normal water test?
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| Business | Olympian Water Testing LLC |
|---|---|
| Category | Water Testing Service, independent laboratory analysis |
| Established | 1991, 35 years in operation |
| Service area | New York, New Jersey and Connecticut |
| Locations | Five departure locations across New York City |
| Telephone | (212) 461-3879 New York • (908) 772-8601 New Jersey • (203) 780-2022 Connecticut |
| Website | olympianwatertesting.com |
| Panels | Lead, copper, bacteria, PFAS, chemicals and full potability |
| Analysis | NELAP accredited laboratory analysis, accredited results provided |
Building age can guide the investigation, but testing determines what is actually at the tap
| Plumbed | Likely lead sources | The question worth asking |
|---|---|---|
| Before 1930 | Lead service connections and galvanized interior lines | Has the water service line ever been replaced |
| 1930 to 1960 | Mixed galvanized and early copper with lead tin solder | Where those two materials meet inside the property |
| 1960 to 1986 | Copper joined with lead tin solder at every fitting | The joints rather than the pipe itself |
| 1986 to 2014 | Lead free solder, brass fittings at the earlier permitted content | Fixture age and the brass in them |
| After 2014 | Tighter lead free weighted average of 0.25 percent | Whether older sections were kept during the work |
Lead in Water Testing for the Home You Are Preparing
Preparation for a child concentrates on the room. The supply plumbing serving that room is the household system a child meets every day, and it is the one nobody documents.
Olympian Water Testing provides professional lead in water testing for expectant parents, families, homeowners and property buyers throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
What the Plumbing History Indicates
Supply systems are altered in sections over decades, which leaves most properties with material from several eras connected in series. A recently renovated kitchen describes a short length of pipe rather than the whole path.
Where new material meets older material at a junction, the behaviour of that junction can influence release, which is why assessment before and after plumbing work is frequently informative.
Where Lead Enters
Contact with lead bearing material is the mechanism, whether that is the water service line, solder at pipe joints or brass along the supply path for the property concerned.
Modern systems carry lead in parts including angle stops and shutoff valves beneath sinks and behind appliances, backflow preventers and pressure reducing valves, faucet bodies in kitchens and bathrooms, hose bibbs and exterior spigots, tub and shower mixing valves, well pump and booster pump wetted components, brass pipe fittings including tees, elbows, couplings, unions and adapters. Lead free fixtures return measurable lead in analysis with sufficient frequency that age is not a useful filter.
How the Sampling Event Is Conducted
Our sampling technicians perform the site visit, walking the property to establish what is physically present before points are selected.
Lead is drawn as an ordered series along the supply path, stagnation is requested of the client where the parameter demands it, and outlet screens remain in place for the property concerned.
Understanding Our Reporting
Our reporting sets out each draw, the conditions logged at collection, the method applied, the reporting limit and the measured concentration.
The pattern across the sequence indicates whether a fixture, a branch line, a riser or the water service line is contributing. Olympian Water Testing has worked across this region since 1991 under NELAP accredited laboratory analysis for the property concerned.
How Olympian works
- On site sample collection by our highly trained and skilled laboratory technicians
- Stagnation instructions provided in advance when required by the selected test
- Chain of custody maintained from collection through analysis
- NELAP accredited laboratory analysis
- Our reporting states methods, reporting limits and measured values
- Thirty five years serving New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
- Parameter selection determined through consultation with our consultants
- Five departure locations across New York City
- Reporting limits stated for every parameter selected
- Support available 24/7 for testing questions and scheduling
Common questions
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Tell Olympian what you want to understand about the home's water, and the testing can be built around your specific questions and concerns.