Krazy Glue + Water

benz0rs

Will crazy glue be poisonous with water (or have negative effects)?

The situation is that I have a brita water pitcher, and it cracked and leaked. So we're gonna put krazy glue to plug the hole. Will this be bad to our health?

Shogun

Let that glue set completely. And I mean completely give it 24 hours just to be safe. After that you should be good provided the water you're pooring in there isn't boiling.

Uncle Long

You know you can buy a new Brita pitcher right? I mean, it might be a bit safer than the low dose Arsenic you'll be getting with each pitcherful. That and you'll need to replace it eventually anyway.

Disturbed_1

Ya listen to him.

Feral

Krazy Glue has been used in the past as a wound sealant, basically 'liquid stitches.' Because of this, research has been done into its health effects, and it's been found that it breaks down into cyanoacetate, which is an irritant, and formaldehyde, which is a possible carcinogen. (This is why newer 'liquid stitches' and 'liquid bandages' use a chemical similar to, but not exactly the same, as the original Krazy Glue formulation - the newer formulations are less likely to break down into these toxic byproducts.)

I don't know if the amount of cyanoacetate or formaldehyde you'd get from it would be enough to cause any problems at all. It might be harmless amounts, it might not. If it were me, I'd just buy a new pitcher.