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QUESTION:
Is there a flexible poly tube suitable for drinking water & is a filter required? 16 Jun 2005, Queensland Australia Because of the smell and taste associated with drinking water hoses (all) many caravanners have taken to using black poly pipe, with or without a filter. Is there any associated danger from lead used in their manufacture? Is there a flexible poly tube suitable for drinking water? Does the use of a 0.5 micron carbon block filter overcome any problems? |
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ANSWER: 18 Oct 2005 Hey Frank, My apologies for the delay in answering your questions concerning polytube. Due to the lack of funding in "The Lead Group" many of our important clients such as yourself will never be able to get professional advice from one of our staff members. All the staff at the lead group are currently volunteers who dedicate their time and support to clients such as yourself and it would be much appreciated if you can support our service so we can support you in future. It seems that carbon black is the hazardous component of poly black products, not lead, if your poly pipe is the same as that manufactured by Rinker in the US. Rinker's Material Safety Data Sheet on poly pipe can be found at: www.rinker.com/polypipe/downloads/MSDS%20.pdf As you have found, poly tube is mainly used for getting rid of the bad smell and bad taste in drinking water. I had inquried about this issue with the professionals at Irrigation Warehouse and they believe that matrikx is the best filter for drinking water. The polytube still requires filtration. This websites gives an outline of matrikx products. www.freshwatersystems.com/products/index/p526/526/None/None I could post you a water sample bottle so you can collect a sample of water and then send it off to a lab either just for lead analysis or you may want to have other heavy metals analysed as well. I could send a list of labs that can direct you on the cost involved. Please notify me if you want me to post this sample to the given address.. Regards, Shahilla |
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