On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 02:22:21 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
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>On Thursday, October 2, 2014 8:21:20 PM UTC-10, sf wrote:
>> On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 18:03:16 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
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>> > Mold is in there after a week or ten days. Don't believe me? Pour some tap water (or bottled, doesn't
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>> > matter) into a small glass and let it sit on the counter. Count the black spots that appear after ten days...
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>> > that is mold. It will make you sick. Clean the filter. Haven't you ever watched Robert Irvine swipe his
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>> > fingers along the hidden filter in an ice machine and have them come up black? Clean the filter.
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>> More than that... the lines need to be cleaned too. Haven't you ever
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>> seen what the lines in those soft drink dispensers look like (in an
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>> exposé type segment)? It's disgusting.
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>People that fear algae should probably stick with ice cube trays. I had a water cooler in the office for 10 years. The water started tasting funny and it was too much of a hassle to clean that thing so I gave it away. These days I just keep some bottled water in a small refrigerator. Thank god for those small refrigerators!

There are several ways to ensure having clean, bacteria free water. I
have my own well so I have several devices installed; a large sediment
filter removes particulates like sand etc., next all the water coming
into the house passes through a UV chamber, kills organisms, and my
water is softened plus the drinking water bypasses the softener but is
RO filtered. Also occasionally I shock my well, pour a cup of laundry
bleach into the well, for the the next couple of days don't use the
water, then one by one open the cold water faucets to allow the pipes
to be filled with the chlorinated water and close the taps, next day
let the water run some until the chlorine odor dissapates. Do the
same with the water heater... hot water tanks are rife with horrid
bacteria, the bottom of the tank contains stagnant water at the
perfect temperature for organisms to breed. Cartridge filters give a
false sense of security, they remove particulates and odors but act as
a breeder for organisms. It's best to not use any of those cartridge
filters, remove and do not replace.