Dead Leg water quality
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Dead Leg water quality
We're completing a kitchen remodel. One thing we did is move our fridge to an alcove. Years ago this had a wet bar installed, so already had hot/cold water on capped pipes. The cold has been reconnected to a fridge faucet ready for the fridge.
I read that these sort of capped pipes are called dead-legs and can harbor legionella bacteria.
If I flush this pipe through with X gallons of water before hooking it up to the fridge will the water be ok? Are those water test kits like "AquaVial Plus Water Test Kit" worth using?
I read that these sort of capped pipes are called dead-legs and can harbor legionella bacteria.
If I flush this pipe through with X gallons of water before hooking it up to the fridge will the water be ok? Are those water test kits like "AquaVial Plus Water Test Kit" worth using?
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capped pipes are called dead-legs and can harbor legionella bacteria.
Just flush the pipes for 5 minutes and everything will be fine!