oil and pushfit 15mm

[dom brennan]

hi a bit of a strange question. we went to a factory today and they are complaining that the cold water drinks machine tastes funny so we had a drink and it tastes oily. all the copper pipes are black with oil so i was just wondering if the speed fit to this machine can absorb oil to give it a funny taste, thanks dom

 

[rpm]

Are the pipes Black on the outside, inside or both?

 

[dom brennan]

No looked inside yet but it is black on the outside

 

[rpm]

Just cold water, not a tea & coffee vending machine? If it is tea & coffee I would get vending machine checked over inside first. Other than that I`m baffled at the moment.

 

[dom brennan]

No its a cold water thing

 

[Mike Jackson]

Water regs don't allowing running plastic pipe through contaminated soil so it's a possibility that oil can permeate plastic. After all it is made from oil in the first place.

 

[rpm]

Any new plumbing work been done recently?
Sorry mate other than that I`m at a loss but await other replies to enlighten me.

 

[smtplumbing]

if its a water cooler the filter needs changed

 

[Ermintrude]

Heat water in clean pan If you get a skin on oil on top your there. Chemicals from some sort of process or cleaner with insufficient backflow protection.

 

[dom brennan]

Heat water in clean pan If you get a skin on oil on top your there. Chemicals from some sort of process or cleaner with insufficient backflow protection.

great idea thanks i will do that

 

[Ermintrude]

I'm GR8 don't worry m8 I'm used 2 it!

 

[rpm]

I'm GR8 don't worry m8 I'm used 2 it!

Ah! Put the mirror away Ermi lol

 

[Ermintrude]

Ah! Put the mirror away Ermi lol

I'm ...... Errrrr nearly ...... Thererrrerrrr, Ahhhhhhh ! ( wipe mirror blow kiss to myself)