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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>I need 165 to kill ecoli
No, you need 165° to get hot enough to kill it. You can also chemically kill it, or physically remove it. Both of which can be accomplished by proper washing.
We’ve got well water and use the UV filter. The replacement is $150 a year and initial is maybe $600 but our water is amazing. Also, the softener you use matters. Big time
We’ve got well water and use the UV filter. The replacement is $150 a year and initial is maybe $600 but our water is amazing. Also, the softener you use matters. Big time
The lowest level explanation is: you don’t have to *kill* the bacteria to *remove* the bacteria.
It’s like washing your hands. You get them clean, but the hot water coming out of your sink shouldn’t be more than 120°F (which I think is like 50°C) or you could potentially scald yourself.
You just send the live bacteria on to live it’s best life in the sewer somewhere 😂
The lowest level explanation is: you don’t have to *kill* the bacteria to *remove* the bacteria.
It’s like washing your hands. You get them clean, but the hot water coming out of your sink shouldn’t be more than 120°F (which I think is like 50°C) or you could potentially scald yourself.
You just send the live bacteria on to live it’s best life in the sewer somewhere 😂
Bosch models wash to 165f ! Just looked their manual up the other day and was amazed – must be why everyone says they wash so well.
The answer is to shock the well and solve the contaminated well, not try to solve the problem in the house. Contamination in the conditions you described is quite common.
We’ve got well water and use the UV filter. The replacement is $150 a year and initial is maybe $600 but our water is amazing. Also, the softener you use matters. Big time
The answer is to shock the well and solve the contaminated well, not try to solve the problem in the house. Contamination in the conditions you described is quite common.
The answer is to shock the well and solve the contaminated well, not try to solve the problem in the house. Contamination in the conditions you described is quite common.
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