Re: [GSAS-Member] Black rubber "heater" hose from McLendon Hardware

["Paul M. Wallace" <pwallace@u.washington.edu>]

I also use Vinyl and PVC and aim for "food safe" materials.  I do run some 
white PVC which is not potable water like the tan stuff and some ABS for a sump but I 
wash them before they go in to service.  If in doubt I run them on an empty tank to 
flush.  I would replace the hose ASAP.

-Paul


On Mon, 18 Jan 2010, Bryan Nielsen wrote:

> Does the hose have a strong rubber odor?  If it is not designed to be
> used for potable water I would suspect it.  Maybe it has some sort of
> residual form release compound from the manufacturing process.  That's
> my 2 cents worth of wild speculation.
>
> Bryan
>
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 18 Jan 2010, Jeff wrote:
> >
> > > Has anyone ever used this type of pipe for plumbing their pump return
> > > lines?
> >
> > What kind of plastic is it?  Vinyl? ABS?  Neoprene?  Vinyl and PVC are about
> > all I will use for the tanks.
> >
> >  - Erik


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