CPVC and boiling wort

As most of us are aware, when dealing with high temperature, there is less danger of a "plastic" coupling failing than the chemical properties becoming unstable and "off gassing" into the product.
I spent quite abit of time with a Mcmaster-Carr Technical Rep. (Dave) trying to find a material that would handle 212F and still maintain its FDA rating. We looked at Polypropylene, Polyethylene, HDPE, LDPE, PTFE, Kinar, Nylon and sevaral others "blends" of Fluoroplastic fittings. The only thing that was close was schedule 80 CPVC. It is only good to 200F.

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lustreking said:

Last night I bodged a couple fittings together to make whirlpooling during chilling easier. It basically hooks under the handle and over the rim of my kettle, and a length of silicone hose goes down to the wort as a wort return.

Now I'm wondering if it's ok to do this with cpvc. I will probably run this for the last couple minutes of the boil to sanitize the hoses and my pump.

I know that cpvc is safe at mash temps, but is it still safe at boiling temperatures?

Edit: I just read that the maximum service temperature of cpvc is 200ºF. In the way that I'll be using it, it won't be under any significant pressure, so I think I might be ok. What are your thoughts?

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