sillyburt
Well-Known Member
well I started to get worried about using my hose I had for rinsing/washing out equipment. I used to use a short 4' hose I bought at the hardware store. I can't remember if it was an RV hose or not & it started to kink so I figured since I've been making a few batches (50+ or so) I should really take any precautions and use a hose "safe for drinking water".
I know some people use a regular garden hose and that's fine if you want to. This post is NOT about whether or not a "regular" garden hose is safe. I've tried to search for this topic but cannot find an answer, only a few posts about the taste of hose using an RV hose.
below is an email I am sending to the company. if anyone has any insight to the answers to my questions please comment. otherwise I hope camco addresses my questions without beating around the bush and gives me some straight forward answers.
I've recently purchased a drinking water hose (#22743) from amazon. I wanted to use the hose for brewing beer. I wanted to transfer hot water (up to 130* F) from my indoor piping to an outside brewing rig as well as use it to wash/rinse out equipment (again ~130* F water).
My question is what are the dangers in doing so since -after receiving the product and reading the warning on the back of cardboard slip- the product is not designed for hot water?
What is the company's definition of hot water that becomes dangerous to use? i.e. what is the limit of temperature I can run through the hose without and dangers to drinking the water afterwards?
Is the hot water danger stated in regards to a health issue with drinking the water or is it dangerous to cause damage to the hose?
I'll be using the hose to transfer hot water to a brew rig and then boil it. Will this change the health dangers in using it for drinking water if the water is boiled after it passes through the hose?
I know some people use a regular garden hose and that's fine if you want to. This post is NOT about whether or not a "regular" garden hose is safe. I've tried to search for this topic but cannot find an answer, only a few posts about the taste of hose using an RV hose.
below is an email I am sending to the company. if anyone has any insight to the answers to my questions please comment. otherwise I hope camco addresses my questions without beating around the bush and gives me some straight forward answers.
I've recently purchased a drinking water hose (#22743) from amazon. I wanted to use the hose for brewing beer. I wanted to transfer hot water (up to 130* F) from my indoor piping to an outside brewing rig as well as use it to wash/rinse out equipment (again ~130* F water).
My question is what are the dangers in doing so since -after receiving the product and reading the warning on the back of cardboard slip- the product is not designed for hot water?
What is the company's definition of hot water that becomes dangerous to use? i.e. what is the limit of temperature I can run through the hose without and dangers to drinking the water afterwards?
Is the hot water danger stated in regards to a health issue with drinking the water or is it dangerous to cause damage to the hose?
I'll be using the hose to transfer hot water to a brew rig and then boil it. Will this change the health dangers in using it for drinking water if the water is boiled after it passes through the hose?