I just moved and couldn’t hook up my water filter to the new house’s faucet because I didn’t have the right adapter. I have now bought the adapter, and hooked it up. I’m just wondering, since I didn’t flush it prior to moving, it’s had water sitting in the chamber for a couple of weeks. Would that water, sitting over the charcoal and stuff int he filter, cause it to go bad, or even begin to spread bacteria?
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I think you are fine. The filter is designed to clean the water and I doubt that bacteria would grow very well in there. I would just hook it up and let the water run for a few minutes to flush it out. It is no different than going on vacation for a couple of weeks. The water sits inside.
Just a guess. But I think you are very safe.
No. Consider that the water is the same water that’s been sitting there. The filter has already done it’s job on any bacteria. Right?
Hey, I was watching PBS last night and it’s absolutely amazing what our bodies can handle. EVEN in the case of most cancers, our genes are not degraded, rather simply altered. What does this say about a persons capacity to EVEN use their own mental influence to conduct how our health is going to respond to the so called evil germ empire? I’m not going to preach, but the city certainly is not going to send water that is a hazard to ones health down the pipeline.
In fact now that millions of Americans have spent SO much money on bottled water and basically created a much bigger problem as far as an effect on our environment BECAUSE of it (ie. trucking that stuff, bottling plants, plastic manufacturing…) many cities have decided to basically pipe you bottled water! When will they ever learn??
I would say if the ambient temperature was way above normal you may build up some bacteria.Basically I would run some water through it, draw a glass full and smell it. If you still were uncertain remove the cartridge soak it in a weak bleach solution take it out side and hose it off. that should kill any bacteria reinstall.