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From: rattymonkey on 14 Jun 2010 04:45 Don't breathe in when your behind a window washer http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10293519.stm Windscreen wiper water may be the cause of 20% of cases of Legionnaires' Disease in England and Wales, the Health Protection Agency says.
From: Adrian on 14 Jun 2010 05:31 "Dave Emerson" <Dave_dot_Emerson(a)LineOne.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> Windscreen wiper water may be the cause of 20% of cases of >> Legionnaires' Disease in England and Wales, the Health Protection >> Agency says. > We were watching that this morning and both thought that the car/truck > aircon is a much more likely source than the washers. Yup. Those too cheap to put any additive in the screenwash are far more likely not to run the aircon regularly.
From: Krusty on 14 Jun 2010 05:45 sweller wrote: > Dave Emerson wrote: > > > > Windscreen wiper water may be the cause of 20% of cases of > > > Legionnaires' Disease in England and Wales, the Health Protection > > > Agency says. > > > > We were watching that this morning and both thought that the > > car/truck aircon is a much more likely source than the washers. > > Isn't that type of air con a closed system so a water borne disease > wouldn't be able to do its thing? Condensation at a guess. If you don't run it regularly, condensation builds up on the exchanger, making a nice home for nasties which then get blown through the vents when you do run it. -- Krusty
From: Krusty on 14 Jun 2010 05:51 Adrian wrote: > "Dave Emerson" <Dave_dot_Emerson(a)LineOne.net> gurgled happily, > sounding much like they were saying: > > >> Windscreen wiper water may be the cause of 20% of cases of > >> Legionnaires' Disease in England and Wales, the Health Protection > >> Agency says. > > > We were watching that this morning and both thought that the > > car/truck aircon is a much more likely source than the washers. > > Yup. Those too cheap to put any additive in the screenwash are far > more likely not to run the aircon regularly. I'm not so sure. If I was a professional driver doing tens of thousands of miles a year, I'm not sure I'd bother with screen wash either when there's no chance of freezing. You'd get through gallons of the stuff & it all hits the bottom line. -- Krusty
From: ogden on 14 Jun 2010 06:11
davethedave wrote: > On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:51:00 +0000, Krusty wrote: > > > I'm not so sure. If I was a professional driver doing tens of thousands > > of miles a year, I'm not sure I'd bother with screen wash either when > > there's no chance of freezing. You'd get through gallons of the stuff & > > it all hits the bottom line. > > In many cars I have seen a lot of it hits the car behind as well. Or bike behind. Which is a bit of a pisser when it goes all over your visor and you don't have the luxury of windscreen wipers. -- ogden | gsxr1000 | rgv250 |