Re: NANFA-- Changing water while dishwasher is running

IndyEsox_at_aol.com
Tue, 18 Nov 2003 22:24:14 EST

Comments below from Liz. I will pass along replies.

Chuck Church
Indianapolis, Indiana USA

>I am surprised you use water from your hot water tap at all. Hot water is
>usually full of metallic contaminates.

I question this. Why would it have more contaminants than cold water,
unless such materials were present in your hot water heater?

> That is why you should never drink water
>from the hot water faucet. You can actually get poisoned by hot water if you
>drink it regularly. People who use it to make coffee, tea or other beverages
>have come down with heavy metal poisoning.

References?

Liz
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