The faucet can be said to be one of the most frequently used kitchen and bathroom equipment in every family. Whether the quality is qualified and the design is reasonable will have a long-term impact on the health and quality of life of a family.

Is it wrong to choose a faucet, which is equivalent to drinking poisonous water every day? Which faucets are toxic (excess lead precipitation)? What's the point of choosing a faucet? See below to know.

Long-term drinking of tap water with heavy metals exceeding the standard is harmful to health

Under normal circumstances, tap water is weakly acidic, and if it stays in the faucet for a long time, it is easy to cause the metal pollutants in the faucet to be precipitated and dissolved into the water to cause water pollution.

Studies have shown that long-term use or drinking of tap water with excessive metal content, especially heavy metals, is likely to cause harm to human health.

From the perspective of lead, if lead exceeds the limit of the national standard, it is easy to cause damage to the brain and nervous system. Long-term drinking of lead-containing tap water, the longer the accumulation time, the greater the harm to the human body.

Therefore, my country's testing standards for faucet materials stipulate that the parts that are in contact with water should not use corrosive materials such as zinc alloys, should not cause harm to human health, and should not cause any water quality, appearance, taste, smell, etc. to drinking water. Variety.

How to choose a healthy, safe and practical faucet?

When choosing a faucet, you must first choose the right material. At present, the more common faucet materials on the market are copper alloy and stainless steel.

Copper alloy faucet

Features: no rust, durable, anti-oxidant and water-sterilizing.

Disadvantage: lead! When purchasing, you should choose a regular brand to ensure that the lead content does not exceed the health standard of 5ug/L.

stainless steel faucet

Features: high hardness, strong toughness, no rust, no lead, the faucet itself will not cause secondary pollution to the water source.

Disadvantages: It is difficult to manufacture and process, so the price is more expensive than faucets of other materials.

Suggestion: From the perspective of safety and health, the purchase of faucets should be made of stainless steel faucets of regular brands. You can ask the merchant for the product certification issued by the national quality inspection department.

China Pacific Sanitary Ware Industry Co., Ltd. has more than 30 series and more than 300 styles, including basin, star basin faucet series; stainless steel faucet series; shower series; sensor faucet series; and undertake OEM.

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