You can find out when your home will not be water
Following the prophylaxis of legionellosis and the end of the heating season, hydraulic tests of the city heat network will begin. They cause high pressure in the pipelines to detect defects, causing the buildings to be temporarily stopped by the supply of cogeneration water, which is used to prepare hot water.
When and how long hot water will not be in the building, consumers can conveniently find out on the website of Kauno Energija: www.kaunonergija.lt/hydraulic-fing-i-planinis-remontsall you have to do is enter your home address.
Information on temporary interruption of hot water supply can also be obtained by short SMS. Consumers wishing to receive such messages are invited to contact the Mano Kaunas Information Center by phone 0 800 20,000 and update their contact information.
Unscrewed taps – at least 5 minutes
Pursuant to Article 16 (1) of the Republic of Lithuania Law on Public Health Care and HN 24: 2003 approved by the Order of the Minister of Health to prevent legionellosis, thermal shock is performed in the building’s hot water system by increasing to 66 ° C and consumer water taps to not less than 60 ° C. At this temperature, legionella bacteria die.
In the course of thermal disinfection, the apartment dwellers, at the time specified by the hot water system supervisor, would have to unscrew all hot water taps in the apartment for at least 5 minutes, including the shower that the legionella bacteria would die.
It should be noted that the heat supplier supplies the cogeneration water to the inlet of the building. Hot water for residents using the heat of the cogeneration water produces the building’s internal hot water and heating systems responsible for the supervisor or house administrator.
According to hygiene standards, the temperature of the hot water should always be free of less than 50 ° C, as the legionella does not multiply at this temperature. If the water supplied in the apartment is inadequate temperature, it is necessary to contact the administrator or supervisor of your apartment building to ensure the prevention of legionellosis.
What is Legionnaires’?
Legionnaireship is acute pneumonia (bacterial pneumonia) caused by legionella bacteria. The incubation period is 2 to 10 days, in rare cases up to 3 weeks. Symptoms of the disease are similar to flu, usually with fever, chills, head and muscle pain. Later, dry cough, difficulty breathing, and pneumonia develops.
One third of those who have diarrhea or vomiting, about half of the patients experience consciousness disorders. The receptivity to this disease is not the same. For patients with chronic illnesses, smokers and older people, the risk of legionnaires is higher, 5-10 %. Dying patients die. If you feel the symptoms of the disease, you should consult your doctor. More information about legionellosis can be found On the NVSC websiteTo, Kaunas.lt;
What environment is favorable to the legionella?
The only source of legionella reply is water. Certain water systems are considered to be higher risk of infection with legionella bacteria, such as hot and cold water supply water, humidifiers, decorative fountains (especially indoors), whirlpools, cooling towers, garden water systems used for watering plants.
Favorable Legionella bacteria survive and reproduce are in pipes where water is almost or completely lost (such as uninhabited apartments), sludge, biological film and deposits on inner pipes and reservoirs, on gaskets and hermetic rubber and natural materials, water heaters and hot water tanks the like.
The most favorable water temperature for the legionella to multiply is 20-50 ºC, at temperatures below 20 ºC and above 50 ºC, these bacteria live but do not multiply.
