craig333
Riley's Human
Coming back from a trip a friend in a motorhome blew a radiator hose. After repair we filled it using the house water. Never know when its going to come in handy.
Drinking house (camper) water
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Some people dislike even a hint of chlorine smell or taste, and other people are convinced chlorine has, well, long term adverse health consequences...
An alternate method to neutralize formed biofilm (slime) and sanitize the house water system would be the use of hydrogen peroxide.
It is a strong oxidizer at the strength sold in stores, so it would need to be diluted.
Most house water systems today are all plastics, including the part of the pump that the water passes through. Older pumps might have metal inside the water housing/pump, so use with care/caution if you have an older pump. Today's plastic lines/hoses, pumps, valves, tanks, etc, would be (should be) fine with dilute hydrogen peroxide.
The advantage of hydrogen peroxide is that over time it breaks/deteriorates into the more stable/common compound we know as WATER..
Hydrogen peroxide is less aggressive as a sterilizer/sanitizer than chlorine, so significantly more than a couple capfulls per tank would be needed to do the job.
If you have a big house tank, and a newer all plastic system, maybe add the whole quart (it is already quite dilute when you buy it in the store) to the full tank, run it into the lines to sit for an hour or so, then flush with fresh water. With smaller tanks adjust down amount added accordingly. I would not let it sit in the system long term because of an abundance of caution.
Extremely dilute, it has no flavor, so rinsing can be once and done.
I have not done this with my system, I use chlorine, so, consider the source. I KNOW it will kill/oxidize the biofilm (slime), and modern plastics are resistant to dilute solutions. The amount suggested is approximate, but a little strong should not cause problems in an all plastic system.
I'm not trying to strong arm anybody. This is presenting an alternative to a point of resistance with some people.
Do what you are comfortable with after you have thoughtfully considered the information in this whole thread.
An alternate method to neutralize formed biofilm (slime) and sanitize the house water system would be the use of hydrogen peroxide.
It is a strong oxidizer at the strength sold in stores, so it would need to be diluted.
Most house water systems today are all plastics, including the part of the pump that the water passes through. Older pumps might have metal inside the water housing/pump, so use with care/caution if you have an older pump. Today's plastic lines/hoses, pumps, valves, tanks, etc, would be (should be) fine with dilute hydrogen peroxide.
The advantage of hydrogen peroxide is that over time it breaks/deteriorates into the more stable/common compound we know as WATER..
Hydrogen peroxide is less aggressive as a sterilizer/sanitizer than chlorine, so significantly more than a couple capfulls per tank would be needed to do the job.
If you have a big house tank, and a newer all plastic system, maybe add the whole quart (it is already quite dilute when you buy it in the store) to the full tank, run it into the lines to sit for an hour or so, then flush with fresh water. With smaller tanks adjust down amount added accordingly. I would not let it sit in the system long term because of an abundance of caution.
Extremely dilute, it has no flavor, so rinsing can be once and done.
I have not done this with my system, I use chlorine, so, consider the source. I KNOW it will kill/oxidize the biofilm (slime), and modern plastics are resistant to dilute solutions. The amount suggested is approximate, but a little strong should not cause problems in an all plastic system.
I'm not trying to strong arm anybody. This is presenting an alternative to a point of resistance with some people.
Do what you are comfortable with after you have thoughtfully considered the information in this whole thread.
Indirectly related news story concerning coffee machines.....
According to a swab test conducted by KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, over 4 million colonies of harmful bacteria and mold was founding lurking in the water tank, coffee pod compartment, spout and tray on more than half of the 28 machines tested.
The station says it tested eight machines in Pittsburgh and another 20 in Chicago and Dallas and found strains of bacteria like E.coli, staphylococcus, streptococcus and pseudomonas aeruginosa.
“I thought you would find something, but not something that could make us sick,” coffee machine owner Stephanie Brink told KDKA.
According to the National Coffee Association, about 27 percent of consumers own single-serve brewers, such as Keurig or Nespresso. But many people forget to clean their machines on a regular basis.
"Coffee makers are certainly a moist environment where mold and bacteria are known to grow in high numbers. Our bodies can deal with them, but at some point they'll grow to levels high enough to cause sickness," Kelly Reynolds, a microbiology specialist at the University of Arizona told Consumer Affairs.
Keurig told KDKA that if a machine has not been used for several days, it is important to run “several cleansing brews to remove any internal standing water.”
For the rest of the article:
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/05/19/harmful-bacteria-may-be-lurking-in-your-k-cup-coffee-machine/?intcmp=features&intcmp=latestnews
According to a swab test conducted by KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, over 4 million colonies of harmful bacteria and mold was founding lurking in the water tank, coffee pod compartment, spout and tray on more than half of the 28 machines tested.
The station says it tested eight machines in Pittsburgh and another 20 in Chicago and Dallas and found strains of bacteria like E.coli, staphylococcus, streptococcus and pseudomonas aeruginosa.
“I thought you would find something, but not something that could make us sick,” coffee machine owner Stephanie Brink told KDKA.
According to the National Coffee Association, about 27 percent of consumers own single-serve brewers, such as Keurig or Nespresso. But many people forget to clean their machines on a regular basis.
"Coffee makers are certainly a moist environment where mold and bacteria are known to grow in high numbers. Our bodies can deal with them, but at some point they'll grow to levels high enough to cause sickness," Kelly Reynolds, a microbiology specialist at the University of Arizona told Consumer Affairs.
Keurig told KDKA that if a machine has not been used for several days, it is important to run “several cleansing brews to remove any internal standing water.”
For the rest of the article:
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/05/19/harmful-bacteria-may-be-lurking-in-your-k-cup-coffee-machine/?intcmp=features&intcmp=latestnews
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