[kwk1]

> Basically nobody ever died from leaky pipes

I know you're probably intending to only remark on leaky water pipes, but:

The New London School explosion was caused by a leaky pipe. It killed 295 students and teachers, and led to the inclusion of smelly thiol in natural gas, as well as the Texas Engineering Practice Act.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_London_School_explosion

[PlunderBunny]

Even leaky water pipes kill people - just google Legionnaires disease.

[cucumber3732842]

A drip or stream from a leaky pipe isn't gonna do it. You need to get the bacteria into the respiratory tract to get legionaires disease. And even then a specific temperature water is necessary for it to grow.

A dehumidifier (or an HVAC system, which is where the name of the disease came from) is more likely to give you legionnaires disease than even the most substandard plumbing.