Hello. I am trying to find a food grade spigot that doesn’t have silicone and EPDM gaskets inside. I suppose the outer gaskets can be replaced, but the O-rings can be a pain. I tried searching the web and nothing came up. So, is there a spigot that uses natural rubber or any other biodegradable material for its gaskets? Thank you in advance for any response and sorry if I posted this in the wrong “sub-lemmy”.

  • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Everything is toxic, it’s just a matter of dosage.

    Also, there are plenty of rubber O rings, gaskets, and bushings between your tap and your water source - using anything else in your spigot will make absolutely no difference.

    Unless you use something biodegradable. Then it would be an E-coli farm AND “toxic”.

    • SamB@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I actually wasn’t aware of the natural rubber vulnerability to e-coli… And the spigot will be placed in a highly humid environment. So I guess back to the drawing board.