Bacteria sick shower head!

 

Every week or so there is something 'in the news' that's unhealthy or
causes a risk to one's well-being! These items sometimes even get 15
seconds of coverage on some TV news spot! Musta been a slow news
night?

These 'studies' or findings are often presaged by such wording as 'A
recent study of 56,000 suburban families finds that ....... yada,
yada, .... "!

This week; it's bacteria contaminated shower heads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also with news "That some of these bacteria can 'resist' the
administration of household bleach!". Oh what a calamity! Cos I
occasionally bleach counter-tops and other areas and put wooden
cutting boards etc. into the dishwasher at high temps, immediately
after use!

But; not being paranoid or anything I unscrewed our shower head a few
minutes ago to NOT find any goopy green or black gelatinous mess of
creepy crawly bacteria (finding only one or two minute black stones at
the inlet). Perched it on the spout of the water kettle and boiled
steam (212 deg F) through it for two minutes (hoping the shower
insides haven't melted!).

Incidentally we are currently under a municipal 'Boil water' advisory
because a pipe broke at the local pumping and chlorination site. (Oh;
btw there's another substance, chlorine, that apparently was/is the
cause of asthma in many children ............... maybe that will be
next week's concern?

So reckon we are safe; eh? Now I have to clean the kettle!

Cheers

 


My same reation!  What next "study shows that air contains bacteria
and breathing it can make you sick"?

Harry K

 

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:18:51 -0700 (PDT), terry


Hot water in your dishwasher helps thin grease to aid in cleaning but
does nothing to kill bacteria. Complete immersion in boiling water for
a minimum of 20 minutes is needed to sanitize anything.

 

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:37:31 -0400, salty@dog.com wrote:


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There's a long way between "does nothing" and sanitize [assuming you
meant 'sterilize' - as I sanitize my hands with soap & 100degree
water].    There is an NSF standard that says 160 degrees for 10
minutes kills most bacteria.  

Surgical tools might need a little more temp or time.

Jim

 

wrote:


212 degrees for 20 minutes. You can call whatever you do, whatever you
prefer. It doesn't kill all the bacteria. It's usually the tougher
bacteria you need to kill. Wiping your cutting board with a dry paper
towel kills/removes some bacteria, too.