I have just found out there’s ecoli in my well water at the place we just moved to and am hearing I need 165 to kill ecoli but my dishwasher says it only heats to 155 but claims this meets the standard for safe drinking water.
Confused about whether or not it’s safe to use the dishes coming out of my dishwasher till the well manager can come up with a method to treat the water or something.
I can’t even imagine how I would boil the water I use to run through the dishwasher or clean my dishes with boiling water by hand sounds super fun.
Is it safe to use the dishwasher?
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So there’s this thing where bacteria die instantly at a given temperature. That’s what you’re familiar with. However they also die at lower temperatures if held there for a period of time. E. coli. is killed at approximately 140 degrees F as long as it’s held there for about 8 minutes. So yeah if your dishwasher washes with 155 degree water then you’re good.
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