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Originally Posted by ShrimpBurrito
One thing that comes to mind: are the parts you used rated for potable water? It looks like the fittings you used are brass, and brass usually contains lead, especially the brass used in less expensive applications like garden hose fittings. And presumably there's no way of telling what's inside the water meter......
Dave
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While the concern is valid, the length of brass in this setup is all but 3/4" long or so and the only time the water molecules are in contact with that small amount of brass is in milliseconds as water passes from my RV hose into the water tank.
I am concerned about the park water quality much more than what this brass fitting is introducing to my holding tanks.
But if I gain weight when I go camping, I can always blame the lead in the water. I say that only to have people chuckle and in no way making fun of your concern, which frankly, I never gave it a thought when I used these fittings.
Plastic fittings, even for the 1/2" hoses, are a bit "fatter" than the brass fittings and that is why I chose the brass fittings.