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Title: 5 month old pure water, is it ok to use?
Post by: colin purewater on January 12, 2012, 08:29:39 pm

Hi just found some barrels in my cellar I forgot about
Filled them up in summer and they've been sat there since
I got a lovely little trolley today ( thank you simon  :))

Just wondering if it's still ok or stick it down the drain???

Many thank Colin

Title: Re: 5 month old pure water, is it ok to use?
Post by: andrewlefkas on January 12, 2012, 08:36:08 pm

Test TDS , try it on yer windows and see ,if its been stored in airtight containers it might be fine . ;D

Title: Re: 5 month old pure water, is it ok to use?
Post by: colin purewater on January 12, 2012, 08:44:49 pm

Sorry should of said it mainly legionaires I was thinking of

Title: Re: 5 month old pure water, is it ok to use?
Post by: Simon@ Clearview contractors on January 12, 2012, 09:15:48 pm

Hi Colin, you don't have to worry about leigonaires disease or the leigonella bacteria as it's only contractable when it's airbourne.

It was a problem a few years ago with the older types of air conditioning units.

Are you happy with the trolley BTW?

Title: Re: 5 month old pure water, is it ok to use?
Post by: colin purewater on January 12, 2012, 09:34:36 pm

Oh good wasn't sure so thought I'd ask ::)

Ye trolleys great thank you am made up with it ;D
Just ordered me rectus fitting for it so it should be makin
My life easyer on a good few job next week
Nice to meet ye mate cheers

Title: Re: 5 month old pure water, is it ok to use?
Post by: idealrob on January 15, 2012, 02:58:25 pm

Might be right about leigonaires disease and airborn, but also in hot tubs and cooling towers etc, i would not use the 5 month old water, for safety reasons

idealrob

Title: Re: 5 month old pure water, is it ok to use?
Post by: Window Washers on January 15, 2012, 03:06:50 pm

Quote from: idealrob on January 15, 2012, 02:58:25 pm

Might be right about leigonaires disease and airborn, but also in hot tubs and cooling towers etc, i would not use the 5 month old water, for safety reasons

idealrob

Rob, sertiously unlikey to be any danger with this for safety reasons, think this way:
Your garden hose, this in winter (unless your wft that most of us are, buggered up my example but will carry on)

people leave a garden hose sat all winter till the warmer weather, you never here of them getting leigonairs, there are factors that make this possible but not in a bottle water sat standing the chances would be slim to none, you have more chance catching it starting up a pressure washer that has not been used for years IMO

Title: Re: 5 month old pure water, is it ok to use?
Post by: richard jagger on January 15, 2012, 05:07:37 pm

I have used water over a year old no probs.