Is American Plumbing the envy of the world?

Originally posted by shavixmir
Why on earth do you go around checking the plumming everywhere?

Do you check it in the kitchen? the toilet? Do you dig up the pipes in gardens?

Why? Why? W....

I do. It is a preoccupation of mine. Of course I am a plumber....


SVW is a retired framing carpenter.

Originally posted by Phlabibit
What is my water softener doing?

P-

I meant treated by the water company. Of course people do all sorts to water they get out of the tap, eg Coca-cola's 'Dasani' was basically tap water with added minerals.

Originally posted by Acolyte
I meant treated by the water company. Of course people do all sorts to water they get out of the tap, eg Coca-cola's 'Dasani' was basically tap water with added minerals.

And cancerous!!!! Only a large corporation could take nice tap water, put it through a filtration process, make it carcinogenic, put it into a plastic bottle to add to world pollution, kill a few Columbians and then charge us for the privilege.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1174127,00.html

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Originally posted by shavixmir
Why on earth do you go around checking the plumming everywhere?

Do you check it in the kitchen? the toilet? Do you dig up the pipes in gardens?

Why? Why? W....

Its a very fast examination. Just one (normally) quick practical test, and judgement is passed.

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Originally posted by Ragnorak
Its a very fast examination. Just one (normally) quick practical test, and judgement is passed.

: D

Uhh- this may be a stupid question but how do you do yoir little test?

From all I hear, Japanese plumbing is the best - if you regard having your bottom rinsed and blowdried as a step forward in our cultural evolution. Can be a lttle scary when you have one more than one button and all labellled in Japanese though...

Originally posted by rapalla7
To those that have traveled the world; what is your experience?

Mike

Nope,

German plumbing is ...

You know

Vorsprung durch Technik :-)