toedtoes wrote:
DrewE wrote:
Having lived at times in places where the tap water was not safe to drink, the answer was pretty simple. Pathogens in the water do not survive in the air for very long at all, so once the dishes are clean and dry they are fit to use. Purifying water for drinking was a rather tedious process, involving either boiling it for a few minutes or filtering it through an expensive (and slow) filter.
Here in the US where the tap water is generally safe to drink, I don't understand the reluctance of many here to drink water from the potable water system in an RV. Of course, they are quite free to do as they see fit; I merely fail to follow their reasoning.
Interesting. I've done an internet search and all the health/environmental agencies state that you can wash dishes in "contaminated tap water" IF you soak them for at least 1 minute in lukewarm water with bleach afterwards and let them air dry.
I probably should have mentioned that they were rinsed in very hot (simmering/boiling) water, though I don't know how essential that is with a thorough air drying. It's been awhile since I had to deal with that. My recollection is that at least most of the waterborne pathogens were not very hardy at all in air.
