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".

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[–] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

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".

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year 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.

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