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There may also be problems with sanitation rules, only a minimum of water should sit in the pipes, and then ideally hot our cold but not luke warm.
by shellfishgene 4y ago
There may also be problems with sanitation rules, only a minimum of water should sit in the pipes, and then ideally hot our cold but not luke warm.
- afandian 4y agoGot a link (or explanation) for that temperature stipulation?
- shellfishgene 4y agoYes, as tempestn explained this is to prevent bacterial growth, especially Legionella. Otherwise this can be a problem in areas where tapwater is not chlorinated.
- tempestn 4y agoTemperature window for bacterial growth. Above about 120F harmful bacteria commonly found in water won't proliferate, but will survive. As you get hotter from there, they're killed off increasingly rapidly. Above 135 or 140 or so they don't survive long. In cold water they won't die off but also won't multiply quickly. The dangerous range is in the middle.