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>On Friday, October 3, 2014 8:25:42 AM UTC-10, Brooklyn1 wrote:
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>> >On Thursday, October 2, 2014 8:21:20 PM UTC-10, sf wrote:
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>> >> 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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>> >> > that is mold. It will make you sick. Clean the filter. Haven't you ever watched Robert Irvine swipe his
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>> >> More than that... the lines need to be cleaned too. Haven't you ever
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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!
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>> There are several ways to ensure having clean, bacteria free water. I
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>> filter removes particulates like sand etc., next all the water coming
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>> RO filtered. Also occasionally I shock my well, pour a cup of laundry
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>> bleach into the well, for the the next couple of days don't use the
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>> water, then one by one open the cold water faucets to allow the pipes
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>> to be filled with the chlorinated water and close the taps, next day
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>> let the water run some until the chlorine odor dissapates. Do the
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>> same with the water heater... hot water tanks are rife with horrid
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>> perfect temperature for organisms to breed. Cartridge filters give a
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>> a breeder for organisms. It's best to not use any of those cartridge
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>Bacteria and algae are fine with me.

Many organisms found in water can be deadly, at best they'll make you
so sick you'll wish you were dead.

>Pesticides, heavy metals, hormones, nanoparticles(!!??) in
>our drinking water seem to be more worrisome problems.

Those are easy to test for, there are Labs everywhere that test water
for potability. People who contract to purchase a home with a private
well are instructed to have the water tested at a certified lab prior
to closing... the onus is on the seller to remediate... sometimes a
new well is required. When certain hazardous substances are discoverd
the Feds are notified and sometimes the property is condemned...
whoever is found negligent for causing the toxic condition can be made
to pay for the clean up, can be heavily fined, may do serious prison
time, all of the above.