Best Brand of Quick Connectors for Fresh Water Hose

**Jefferson Beifuss** · 01-24-2021, 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by Richter

Are any of these “Drinking water safe”? I’ve looked at them before, agreeing that they would be a time-saver when hooking up but, the only thing that I’ve found either say “Not drinking water safe” or they don’t say one way or the other. I’ve found the same with the collapsible hoses.

I use the same ones as in @FT4NOW in post #2 above. I washed them thoroughly, then soaked them in alcohol. They are stored in my "clean" bin with the drinking water hoses and they are brass, so they should not harbor cooties. I run my filtered water through them.

**Richter** · 01-24-2021, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by Jefferson Beifuss

I use the same ones as in @FT4NOW in post #2 above. I washed them thoroughly, then soaked them in alcohol. They are stored in my "clean" bin with the drinking water hoses and they are brass, so they should not harbor cooties. I run my filtered water through them.

My concern is that I have heard that some brass also contains lead, and may not be drinking water safe.