Boss white

[David Sims]

Confession:

I have used red Boss white on the taps for the Kitchen (not connected yet)

I then noticed that it states for potable duties use Boss Supergreen but it also says non-toxic

Any advice

TIA David

[John Stumbles]

It may not be toxic but it's still not approved for potable services.

How do you use it on taps anyway? You make the connection with a tap connector with either a traditional fibre owasher or a rubber one if it's a pushfit fitting: in either case no jointing compound is required.

[Roger Mills]

I don't know what this 'potable' business is all about! When Adam was a lad there was only one sort of Boss White, which you used on everything - and no-one died as a result, as far as I know!

Where exactly did you use it?

[adder1969]

=2E.and it was white, well, it wasn't red or green.

[Roger Mills]

Well, a sort of beige colour - as Hawk White, which I'm currently using, still is.

[David Sims]

I used it on the threads for the compression male tap connectors

When I say red that's the lid colour that was to distinguish the type (it's beige inside)

Thanks for the replies

[Roger Mills]

Not really necessary - but it's unlikely to come in contact with the water anyway - don't worry about it!