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Offline jswaggerking

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Re: I taste plastic!
« Reply #25 on: May 27, 2015, 05:58:11 PM »
I recon drinking straight from the hose tastes great, my problem is I get a plastic taste.
Not a hose taste, there is a difference.



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Re: I taste plastic!
« Reply #26 on: May 27, 2015, 06:00:25 PM »
The blokes aren't soft they're just worried about losing the lead in their pencil- http://www.livescience.com/29401-bpa-testosterone-levels.html
Or perhaps it's really the gals that are worried  ;D
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Re: I taste plastic!
« Reply #27 on: May 27, 2015, 06:07:10 PM »
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Re: I taste plastic!
« Reply #28 on: May 27, 2015, 06:11:03 PM »


Anyone know about pwv pipe? Sewer pipe/drainage

Apparently 90mm is potable


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Re: I taste plastic!
« Reply #29 on: May 27, 2015, 08:48:56 PM »
Quote from: jswaggerking on May 27, 2015, 06:11:03 PM

Anyone know about pwv pipe? Sewer pipe/drainage

Apparently 90mm is potable


The true answer is nobody knows and here's a good precis of the state of play- http://www.todayshomeowner.com/are-plastic-water-pipes-safe/

The plastics industry will tell you certain products are best for certain uses like these guys- http://www.vinidex.com.au/solutions/infrastructure/water-supply/

but can any of them guarantee there's no long term exposure consequences after a generation or two? Not likely, particularly with new types being developed like PEX, but they're reasonably confident what they're using is relatively harmless. However for consumers, there's always going to be that nagging doubt whenever there's a plastic taste in their mouths.
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