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Default Stringy looking bacteria from hot tap... why?

On 24 Mar, 17:08, John Rumm wrote:
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On 24 Mar, 15:54, Peter Parry wrote:
On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:15:26 -0700 (PDT), None
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Any suggestions?
What temperature is the tank thermostat set to?


We dont have a thermostat, just a bath/sink option. The bath option
heats more water than the sink one obviously. It can get very hot, I
just don't know how hot. The cylinder has only been installed two
years.


I take it this is heated by an electric immersion heater then? If so you
can find the temperature on the immersion stat - this is often under a
disc on the top of the heater. You normally need to remove a small screw
to take the disc off and reveal the stat. Make sure it is set to 65 deg
C or hotter to make sure you kill anything unwanted.

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John.

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hiya john... yeah, i see the screw and cover (with Therm on the top,
silly me) , but its tiny, and i dont know what will fit around it to
remove it...