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FCWA - Don't use hot water for cooking or drinking
Posted by: Lurker.. ()
Date: October 04, 2008 08:06PM

Some interesting facts in this years report. The FCWA is advising to not drink or cook with hot water from the tap.

Fairfax County Water Authority 2008 Report
http://www.fcwa.org/water/ccr/2008_wqr.pdf

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Re: FCWA - Don't use hot water for cooking or drinking
Posted by: OMG ()
Date: October 04, 2008 08:53PM

Why is there child porn on the first page of this report?

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Re: FCWA - Don't use hot water for cooking or drinking
Posted by: Gravis ()
Date: October 05, 2008 01:25AM

just to clarify, they are saying your water heater is likely putting in containments when you get hot water out of the tap. they are not saying you shouldnt heat water.

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Is it okay to use water from the hot-water tap for drinking, cooking, or making baby formula?
Hot water generally comes from a hot-water heater that may contain impurities that should not be ingested. Some of these impurities might be metals from household plumbing that are concentrated in the heating process. Additionally,these impurities from household plumbing dissolve more rapidly in hot water, causing the amount of impurities to be higher in hot water.


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."095042938540

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Re: FCWA - Don't use hot water for cooking or drinking
Posted by: Gravis ()
Date: October 05, 2008 01:26AM

dupe post


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."095042938540



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/05/2008 01:26AM by Gravis.

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Re: FCWA - Don't use hot water for cooking or drinking
Posted by: I'm no plumber, but... ()
Date: October 05, 2008 09:32AM

Gravis Wrote:
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> Hot water generally comes from a hot-water heater
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Shouldn't that read cold-water heater or just plain old water heater?

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Re: FCWA - Don't use hot water for cooking or drinking
Posted by: bob ()
Date: October 05, 2008 04:58PM

No. Moron.


I'm no plumber, but... Wrote:
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> Gravis Wrote:
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> > Hot water generally comes from a hot-water
> heater
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> Shouldn't that read cold-water heater or just
> plain old water heater?

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Re: FCWA - Don't use hot water for cooking or drinking
Posted by: I'm no plumber, but... ()
Date: October 05, 2008 07:07PM

bob Wrote:
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> No. Moron.


Hmm..., I don't see a need to heat already heated water. Moron.

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Re: FCWA - Don't use hot water for cooking or drinking
Posted by: Jester ()
Date: October 05, 2008 07:25PM

I'm no plumber, but... Wrote:
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> Gravis Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> >
> >
> > Hot water generally comes from a hot-water
> heater
> > ........
>
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>
> Shouldn't that read cold-water heater or just
> plain old water heater?

You don't get cold water if you heat it.

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Re: FCWA - Don't use hot water for cooking or drinking
Posted by: KeepOnTruckin ()
Date: October 05, 2008 08:38PM

Not necisarily, what if you just heat it one degree from 30 F. Then its been heated, but is still cold.

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Re: FCWA - Don't use hot water for cooking or drinking
Posted by: Space Ghost ()
Date: October 05, 2008 08:55PM

I've heard this before. I think the same thing is recommended everywhere.

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Re: FCWA - Don't use hot water for cooking or drinking
Posted by: Otis Campbell ()
Date: October 05, 2008 10:30PM

You mean people actually drink that stuff?

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Re: FCWA - Don't use hot water for cooking or drinking
Posted by: pgens ()
Date: October 06, 2008 12:16PM

Why was this posted to both Fairfax and Off-Topic?

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Re: FCWA - Don't use hot water for cooking or drinking
Posted by: Lurker. ()
Date: October 06, 2008 12:26PM

pgens Wrote:
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> Why was this posted to both Fairfax and Off-Topic?

To confuse people!

It should of only been posted it the Fairfax section. I screwed up and I couldn't delete it from the off-topic.

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Re: FCWA - Don't use hot water for cooking or drinking
Posted by: pgens ()
Date: October 06, 2008 06:13PM

Lurker. Wrote:
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> It should of only been posted it the Fairfax
> section. I screwed up and I couldn't delete it
> from the off-topic.

lol. but didn't Spunky2 say we were all Cary? All of us should be able to delete it.

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