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100% Lead-Free Faucets
There is a very unfortunate certification for faucets which is named “lead-free” but means the faucet can contain 0.25% lead. If you are concerned with lead (no level of lead is a safe level and it’s difficult to chelate), you want to look for 100% lead-free faucets.
The ones I have seen that are 100% lead-free are made of 100% solid stainless steel.
Parmir claims to make 100% lead-free faucets made of 100% stainless steel.
The other options for 100% lead-free faucets can be pricey. MGS an Italian company, Nivito and in Canada Bay Castle makes 100% stainless faucets. Trywell makes a 100% stainless steel spigot for RO systems. Waterstone has some stainless steel options and those ones are 100% stainless.
If you cannot afford a 100% lead free faucet you can add a certified filter to the tap like this Brita one which will remove lead. It’s ideal to also have a whole house system or reverse osmosis (RO) as well to remove contaminants.
The type of system needed depends on if you are on city or well water, and which contaminants your water contains.
If you are on well water, a RO or charcoal system is not advised without having a primary UV or ceramic filter to take care of microbes first.
Please contact me if you would like help choosing the best type of filter system for your home. I find the companies that sell and install whole systems almost always oversell what is needed.
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Thank you for the post, however, I cannot find any of the lead free faucet brands you mentioned.
They are unusual and hard to find. The ones with 0.25% don’t seem to actually leach, as water testing results showed though. I will be updating this soon.