Legionella & The Summer Stay Protected Hints and Tips
The Garden & Legionella Exposure
1. Dont leave hose coiled and attached to out-side taps. The water contained in the hose is full of Bacteria and will make you ill if you breath in in.
2. Hose again. Just let the water flush through. 3 or 4 mins, don't immediately put it to spray see No1
3. Tipping out compost pots etc wear a cheap paper mask. Legionella has been found in potting compost.
4. Water butts and stored standing water. Dosing standing water with 10 mls (cap full) of milton fluid or any baby bottle sterilising solution for every 20 lts will kill off any bacteria and not damage YOU or your plants when used on your garden.
5. Water Features dose with 10 mls (cap full) of milton fluid or any baby bottle sterilising solution for every 20 lts will kill off any bacteria and not damage YOU or your pump.
The Holiday Hotels & Legionella Water Quality Exposure
1. Run all shower before you use them, Stand back and shut doors and give it a good 10 mins
2. Always run cold water taps before use cold water to fill kettles. Run the tap and wait for a noticeable drop in temp.
3. Boil water twice before use.
4. Never fill or drink from hot water taps.
5.Steam Rooms Saunas and Turkish Baths. Never use 1st thing in the morning, they might not have reached the temperature to kill off bacteria accumulation over the previous evening and morning.
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