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rockhillmanor
May 24, 2016Explorer II
Tvov wrote:
My understanding of the white "drinking water" hoses is that they will not give that rubber hose flavor to water (or at least, a reduced amount). The inside of the white hoses is white, not black like a typical garden hose. Pretty much all hoses are drinking water safe in general.
No they are not made of the same materials.
It's not about the taste it's about the lead. Garden hoses are allowed to have lead commonly found in garden hoses, AND, BPA, or phthalates (plasticizers), in them.
Hoses marked for drinking water are 'supposed' to not have any lead etc in them. Albeit buy one of those RV Chinese made one and the hose won't have lead but the metal connectors do. :R
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