O-Ring in Boil

[OatStraw]

So I put my immersion chiller into the boil for the final 10 minutes and when I went to go hook up the hose I noticed that the black rubber O-Ring on the fitting was missing. I thought it had just fallen off so no big deal I had a fitting on the other end I was able to use.

When I was cleaning my keggle I found the O-Ring sitting at the bottom. I had fallen INTO the boil for about 10 minutes.

Is there anything I should be worried about with this? O-Ring didn't look burnt or melted at all when I removed it.

 

[Gduck]

You shouldn't have any problems. Most o-rings should be temp rated high enough that a boil isn't going to do anything to them. And since it fell in while boiling you don't really need to worry about sanitation issues either. You should be fine.

 

[OatStraw]

Thanks Gduck. Just wanted to make sure the rubber (since it wasn't silicone and was heated to a high temp) wasn't toxic or anything!