| Legionella is a bacteria that we can find in any kind | | | | needed that and later consult it with local expert. |
| of water system very easily. Natural water | | | | You can make yourself even more sure by |
| systems are the ones that grew up naturally | | | | analyzing sample of water in one of many |
| while artificial ones are cisterns, pipes, water taps, | | | | laboratories. |
| showers and of course sinks your in house. | | | | It is well known fact that preventing diseases is |
| Favourite place of legionella bacterium are big and | | | | much easier than healing from them. If you can |
| artificial water systems like factories, hostels, | | | | take some time and keep in mind few simple tips |
| cooling devices and storage tanks and in the | | | | you will never need to worry that your organism |
| same time it feels great also IN the shower. It is | | | | can be affected by this bacterium. Keep an eye |
| not bothered by low temperatures even if it | | | | on the potential growth of Legionella around you. |
| expands easily in temperatures measured | | | | Make sure that water does not stays in a closed |
| between 20 and 45 degrees. Anything over sixty | | | | system for a long time (pipes work!). Be sure that |
| will destroy them. | | | | it circulate in a good way and all the taps are |
| Legionnaire's disease is described as fatal form of | | | | used. I guess I do not need to mention the |
| pneumonia which is specialty of Legionella bacteria. | | | | shower. If you have a container with reserves of |
| Anyone can be infected, yet there is a risk group. | | | | water then be sure it is isolated and clean. |
| People over 45 which smoke and drink a lot. In | | | | Isolating rule apply also to all the pipe work. You |
| the same time you can do few things to block or | | | | can lower the risk of experiencing legionella |
| stop it. | | | | effects by keeping the right temperature. It is |
| First of all, we need to realize what is the cause | | | | enough to run through shower water with |
| of heightened risk of "catching it". In a matter of | | | | temperature around seventy degrees and you |
| a fact you can check it by yourself, but if you | | | | can be sure that legionella's bacterium that were |
| are unsure get help from professionals. When | | | | in there are dead. Do it with caution as burning |
| calculating the risk you need to know check | | | | yourself with hot water is not the best example |
| temperature of the water, the pressure which | | | | of prevention. You can always use Tarn-Pure |
| pumps it out of pipes (speed of its flow) and | | | | Copper Silver ionization method that completely |
| containers with stagnant water. Gather all the | | | | cleans the water from Legionella bacterium. |