I have a boat/motor home/trailer with a drinking-water supply and a shower. How can I prevent a Legionella contamination?
When you own a motor home/trailer/boat with a boiler, it is advisable to monitor the temperature of your hot water. If the temperature is plenty below 60 degrees Celsius you should contact your motor home dealer or your boiler supplier. When the boiler has not been used for a longer period of time it is better to drain it and flush both boiler and pipes before using it again. The water aboard of motor homes and trailers seldom sits in the water tanks and pipes for a longer period of time; therefore it rarely exceeds the temperature of 20 degrees Celsius. Furthermore there is no spraying of water, other than when using the shower. It is useful to drain and flush tanks and pipes after the winter stop or on any other occasion when the water has not been used for a longer time. When the trailer, motor home or boat has not been used for quite some time, it is advisable to drain both tanks and pipes. To be completely safe you could use chlorine or other products used for disinfecting private
