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plumbers putty
Hi All,
Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T |
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T wrote:
Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T You're looking for an answer to this on a newsgroup??? |
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On 05/23/2017 04:30 PM, Bill wrote:
T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T You're looking for an answer to this on a newsgroup??? Yes as a matter of fact. There is a lot of wonderful intellectual property on this group and folks don't mind sharing. |
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T wrote:
On 05/23/2017 04:30 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T You're looking for an answer to this on a newsgroup??? Yes as a matter of fact. There is a lot of wonderful intellectual property on this group and folks don't mind sharing. Idiot, No, folks don't mind sharing. If I tell you it's fine, are you going to possibly put your family in harms way? I'm on the side that suspects it's not fine at all. I think this is a most-idiotic way to answer your question compared to visiting the manufacturers web site or reading the appropriate documentation! I feel bad for your family. |
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On 5/23/17 6:26 PM, T wrote:
Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T It won't hold pressure according to this: http://www.doityourself.com/stry/4-different-uses-for-plumbers-putty |
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On 05/23/2017 04:40 PM, Bill wrote:
T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:30 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T You're looking for an answer to this on a newsgroup??? Yes as a matter of fact. There is a lot of wonderful intellectual property on this group and folks don't mind sharing. Idiot, No, folks don't mind sharing. If I tell you it's fine, are you going to possibly put your family in harms way? I'm on the side that suspects it's not fine at all. I think this is a most-idiotic way to answer your question compared to visiting the manufacturers web site or reading the appropriate documentation! I feel bad for your family. What makes you think I won't double check? You are thinking too much. |
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On 05/23/2017 04:58 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 5/23/17 6:26 PM, T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T It won't hold pressure according to this: http://www.doityourself.com/stry/4-different-uses-for-plumbers-putty I was going to use a very thin layer around the gasket on my exhaust line of my swamp cooler, which is giving me a bad time with a slow leak. My concern was if something toxic got mixed into the water and then got blown all over the house. |
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On Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 6:26:51 PM UTC-5, T wrote:
Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T You silly thing, I thought everyone knew that plumber's putty is for filling in butt cracks? ヽ(ヅ)ノ [8~{} Uncle Crack Monster |
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T wrote:
On 05/23/2017 04:40 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:30 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T You're looking for an answer to this on a newsgroup??? Yes as a matter of fact. There is a lot of wonderful intellectual property on this group and folks don't mind sharing. Idiot, No, folks don't mind sharing. If I tell you it's fine, are you going to possibly put your family in harms way? I'm on the side that suspects it's not fine at all. I think this is a most-idiotic way to answer your question compared to visiting the manufacturers web site or reading the appropriate documentation! I feel bad for your family. What makes you think I won't double check? If you do things properly, you wouldn't need to "double-check". You were seeking opinions, and I have offered you several. |
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On Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 7:59:15 PM UTC-4, T wrote:
On 05/23/2017 04:40 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:30 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T You're looking for an answer to this on a newsgroup??? Yes as a matter of fact. There is a lot of wonderful intellectual property on this group and folks don't mind sharing. Idiot, No, folks don't mind sharing. If I tell you it's fine, are you going to possibly put your family in harms way? I'm on the side that suspects it's not fine at all. I think this is a most-idiotic way to answer your question compared to visiting the manufacturers web site or reading the appropriate documentation! I feel bad for your family. What makes you think I won't double check? You are thinking too much. You go. Miserable has taken over common sense. |
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On 5/23/2017 7:26 PM, T wrote:
Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T Yah, I checked the label and there is less than 1 gram of carbohydrate per serving. ;-) |
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On 05/23/2017 05:17 PM, Bill wrote:
T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:40 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:30 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T You're looking for an answer to this on a newsgroup??? Yes as a matter of fact. There is a lot of wonderful intellectual property on this group and folks don't mind sharing. Idiot, No, folks don't mind sharing. If I tell you it's fine, are you going to possibly put your family in harms way? I'm on the side that suspects it's not fine at all. I think this is a most-idiotic way to answer your question compared to visiting the manufacturers web site or reading the appropriate documentation! I feel bad for your family. What makes you think I won't double check? If you do things properly, you wouldn't need to "double-check". You were seeking opinions, and I have offered you several. Ya, you called me an idiot. There may be some truth to that, but ... When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice. -- Charles Varlet de La Grange |
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On 5/23/17 7:02 PM, T wrote:
On 05/23/2017 04:58 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote: On 5/23/17 6:26 PM, T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T It won't hold pressure according to this: http://www.doityourself.com/stry/4-different-uses-for-plumbers-putty I was going to use a very thin layer around the gasket on my exhaust line of my swamp cooler, which is giving me a bad time with a slow leak. My concern was if something toxic got mixed into the water and then got blown all over the house. Aquarium sealant? |
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On 05/23/2017 05:36 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 5/23/17 7:02 PM, T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:58 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote: On 5/23/17 6:26 PM, T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T It won't hold pressure according to this: http://www.doityourself.com/stry/4-different-uses-for-plumbers-putty I was going to use a very thin layer around the gasket on my exhaust line of my swamp cooler, which is giving me a bad time with a slow leak. My concern was if something toxic got mixed into the water and then got blown all over the house. Aquarium sealant? Thank you! Though of that. Kind of nasty until it cures. And I do want to be able to remove the exhaust line to gully drain in the winter. Me thinks I should use a wrench, but I did not want to strip the plastic threads |
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On Tue, 23 May 2017 17:29:36 -0700, T wrote:
On 05/23/2017 05:17 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:40 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:30 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T You're looking for an answer to this on a newsgroup??? Yes as a matter of fact. There is a lot of wonderful intellectual property on this group and folks don't mind sharing. Idiot, No, folks don't mind sharing. If I tell you it's fine, are you going to possibly put your family in harms way? I'm on the side that suspects it's not fine at all. I think this is a most-idiotic way to answer your question compared to visiting the manufacturers web site or reading the appropriate documentation! I feel bad for your family. What makes you think I won't double check? If you do things properly, you wouldn't need to "double-check". You were seeking opinions, and I have offered you several. Ya, you called me an idiot. There may be some truth to that, but ... When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice. -- Charles Varlet de La Grange I think somebody ****ed in his cheerios this morning. |
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On 05/23/2017 04:26 PM, T wrote:
Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T I just look it up. It stains and has metals and petroleum in it. So, no. |
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Gordon Shumway wrote:
On Tue, 23 May 2017 17:29:36 -0700, T wrote: On 05/23/2017 05:17 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:40 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:30 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T You're looking for an answer to this on a newsgroup??? Yes as a matter of fact. There is a lot of wonderful intellectual property on this group and folks don't mind sharing. Idiot, No, folks don't mind sharing. If I tell you it's fine, are you going to possibly put your family in harms way? I'm on the side that suspects it's not fine at all. I think this is a most-idiotic way to answer your question compared to visiting the manufacturers web site or reading the appropriate documentation! I feel bad for your family. What makes you think I won't double check? If you do things properly, you wouldn't need to "double-check". You were seeking opinions, and I have offered you several. Ya, you called me an idiot. There may be some truth to that, but ... When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice. -- Charles Varlet de La Grange I think somebody ****ed in his cheerios this morning. You get tired of seeing people doing stupid stuff... BTW, "Yeah" (slang for "yes") is spelled Y-e-a-h. Bill |
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On 05/23/2017 07:58 PM, Bill wrote:
Gordon Shumway wrote: On Tue, 23 May 2017 17:29:36 -0700, T wrote: On 05/23/2017 05:17 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:40 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:30 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T You're looking for an answer to this on a newsgroup??? Yes as a matter of fact. There is a lot of wonderful intellectual property on this group and folks don't mind sharing. Idiot, No, folks don't mind sharing. If I tell you it's fine, are you going to possibly put your family in harms way? I'm on the side that suspects it's not fine at all. I think this is a most-idiotic way to answer your question compared to visiting the manufacturers web site or reading the appropriate documentation! I feel bad for your family. What makes you think I won't double check? If you do things properly, you wouldn't need to "double-check". You were seeking opinions, and I have offered you several. Ya, you called me an idiot. There may be some truth to that, but ... When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice. -- Charles Varlet de La Grange I think somebody ****ed in his cheerios this morning. You get tired of seeing people doing stupid stuff... BTW, "Yeah" (slang for "yes") is spelled Y-e-a-h. Bill If it is slang, I can spell it any way I want. That is why it is called "slang" You in a bad mood today? It happens. A cup of tea helps. I wouldn't eat the cheerios. |
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T wrote:
On 05/23/2017 07:58 PM, Bill wrote: Gordon Shumway wrote: On Tue, 23 May 2017 17:29:36 -0700, T wrote: On 05/23/2017 05:17 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:40 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:30 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T You're looking for an answer to this on a newsgroup??? Yes as a matter of fact. There is a lot of wonderful intellectual property on this group and folks don't mind sharing. Idiot, No, folks don't mind sharing. If I tell you it's fine, are you going to possibly put your family in harms way? I'm on the side that suspects it's not fine at all. I think this is a most-idiotic way to answer your question compared to visiting the manufacturers web site or reading the appropriate documentation! I feel bad for your family. What makes you think I won't double check? If you do things properly, you wouldn't need to "double-check". You were seeking opinions, and I have offered you several. Ya, you called me an idiot. There may be some truth to that, but ... When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice. -- Charles Varlet de La Grange I think somebody ****ed in his cheerios this morning. You get tired of seeing people doing stupid stuff... BTW, "Yeah" (slang for "yes") is spelled Y-e-a-h. Bill If it is slang, I can spell it any way I want. That is why it is called "slang" You in a bad mood today? It happens. A cup of tea helps. I wouldn't eat the cheerios. I'm not in a bad mood. Since reading your post, I put a bit of plumber's putty between my cheek and gums, and, though thirsty, I have been enjoying psychedelic images. Good luck with your project! Bill |
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On 05/23/2017 09:03 PM, Bill wrote:
T wrote: On 05/23/2017 07:58 PM, Bill wrote: Gordon Shumway wrote: On Tue, 23 May 2017 17:29:36 -0700, T wrote: On 05/23/2017 05:17 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:40 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: On 05/23/2017 04:30 PM, Bill wrote: T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T You're looking for an answer to this on a newsgroup??? Yes as a matter of fact. There is a lot of wonderful intellectual property on this group and folks don't mind sharing. Idiot, No, folks don't mind sharing. If I tell you it's fine, are you going to possibly put your family in harms way? I'm on the side that suspects it's not fine at all. I think this is a most-idiotic way to answer your question compared to visiting the manufacturers web site or reading the appropriate documentation! I feel bad for your family. What makes you think I won't double check? If you do things properly, you wouldn't need to "double-check". You were seeking opinions, and I have offered you several. Ya, you called me an idiot. There may be some truth to that, but ... When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice. -- Charles Varlet de La Grange I think somebody ****ed in his cheerios this morning. You get tired of seeing people doing stupid stuff... BTW, "Yeah" (slang for "yes") is spelled Y-e-a-h. Bill If it is slang, I can spell it any way I want. That is why it is called "slang" You in a bad mood today? It happens. A cup of tea helps. I wouldn't eat the cheerios. I'm not in a bad mood. Since reading your post, I put a bit of plumber's putty between my cheek and gums, and, though thirsty, I have been enjoying psychedelic images. Good luck with your project! Bill Any dancing unicorns? |
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"T" wrote in message news On 05/23/2017 04:58 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote: On 5/23/17 6:26 PM, T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T It won't hold pressure according to this: http://www.doityourself.com/stry/4-different-uses-for-plumbers-putty I was going to use a very thin layer around the gasket on my exhaust line of my swamp cooler, which is giving me a bad time with a slow leak. My concern was if something toxic got mixed into the water and then got blown all over the house. Plumber's putty is/used to be a mix of raw linseed oil and calcium carbonate. Both are edible if not yummy. |
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On 5/23/2017 7:26 PM, T wrote:
Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T It is safe for direct drinking water contact if it contains NSF certification. Plumbers putty contains various components some of which may not be certified for food contact but could be used for things like drain seals where water is disposed and not consumed. It is not a dumb question as others have opined. |
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On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 8:35:18 AM UTC-4, Frank wrote:
On 5/23/2017 7:26 PM, T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T It is safe for direct drinking water contact if it contains NSF certification. Plumbers putty contains various components some of which may not be certified for food contact but could be used for things like drain seals where water is disposed and not consumed. OP said he wants to use it on the exhaust line of a swamp cooler.. in which case the putty will probably be the safest thing in the water. If it is in the "water" exit line, then it won't even get into the air. I'd say you are overthinking this m |
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On Tue, 23 May 2017 20:10:28 -0700, T wrote:
I think somebody ****ed in his cheerios this morning. You get tired of seeing people doing stupid stuff... BTW, "Yeah" (slang for "yes") is spelled Y-e-a-h. Bill If it is slang, I can spell it any way I want. That is why it is called "slang" Just because it's slang doesn't mean you can spell it any way you want. If you don't spell it "yeah" you are wrong. OK? You in a bad mood today? It happens. A cup of tea helps. I wouldn't eat the cheerios. |
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On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 10:02:19 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 8:35:18 AM UTC-4, Frank wrote: On 5/23/2017 7:26 PM, T wrote: Hi All, Is Plumber's Putty drinking water safe, or should you only use it on waste water lines? Many thanks, -T It is safe for direct drinking water contact if it contains NSF certification. Plumbers putty contains various components some of which may not be certified for food contact but could be used for things like drain seals where water is disposed and not consumed. OP said he wants to use it on the exhaust line of a swamp cooler.. in which case the putty will probably be the safest thing in the water. If it is in the "water" exit line, then it won't even get into the air. I'd say you are overthinking this m AGree, it's fine for that. At first I couldn't imagine what he was going to use it for, because "plumbers putty" and "drinking water" does not compute. But now that we know he drinks his swamp cooler water, that explains everything. |
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