@whami @ifixcoinops maybe 15-20 years ago I received info (a mass mailer) from the city of Portland, Oregon advising me not to consume hot tap water for this reason (more likely to release lead and other toxic metals in pipes -- even "lead-free" metal pipes are permitted to contain a tiny percentage of lead in the US!).
Will, I think your footnote is right on. if there's one thing humans are good at, it's poisoning themselves 
@ifixcoinops @twistylittlepassages @whami yeah definitely enough led in the pipes around here that i’ll take a pass on drinking from the hot water tanks!
but theres also the legionnaires disease issue (unless you keep your tank above 135F / 57 C) so even if i was completely confident your pipes and tank is heavy metals free i’m not sure i’d risk it…
