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Originally Posted by Chateau_Nomad
Residential water might have enough residual chlorine... it depends. The chlorine level can wildly fluctuate in municipal water supplies. After it leaves the tap, chlorine dissipates rapidly. The only way to know for sure is a simple free chlorine test... which I've never done, because we don't drink unfiltered water from the tank.
But I agree with just dumping everything after each trip. Even if the chlorine is low in ours, the hot water heater kills any cooties in our dish water.
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True emough, thermophylic bacteria usually thrive in mud pots or geysers and deep in the earth
Not found in well or surface water unless your downstream
Wonder how much longer this thread can go?