• @[email protected]
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    102 months ago

    We have mixed taps in the US because our water heaters are set high enough to kill Legionnaires bacteria.

    • BlackLaZoR
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      62 months ago

      Same where I live - gas boiler in my parents house is programmed to heat water to 90C once a week. That solves the problem

      • @[email protected]
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        92 months ago

        Every time I read about Brits and their Don’t Mix Waters it reminds me of Koreans and their Fan Death.

        • @[email protected]
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          32 months ago

          Except it comes from an actual concern from before boilers were sealed off, it was entirely possible to things like rats to get inside them and die, contaminating the water.