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@lilianna

Thank you. My electric kettle boils water in a few minutes and then auto shuts off. So I understand it is not enough to kill most of NTM. I open the lid so it does not automatically shuts off but then it boils rapidly and splashes all around. It’s hard to keep it like that for 10 minutes.

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I read his answer to question 3 about using the pot differently. He says, “Answer 3. I suspect that is sufficient to kill most if not all NTM.”
I also use a kettle that brings water to a rolling boil and pour it over my equipment and add dawn and let it soak. While it soaks, I boil another pot of waterto rinse it in. I start with hot water that’s about 140. I then use the microwave bag. I hadn’t seen that statement from Dr. F., but had seen the info in answer 1 so thought my little shortcut was prob ok. I still boil everything in soapy water 10” 2x/week to be sure, but maybe I don’t need to and maybe I don’t need the microwave bag.

I have a Secura electric kettle with an automatic cutoff feature that is great for sanitizing a nebulizer (5 minutes) in distilled water. To get around the auto cutoff, I let the water come to a boil and when the pot turns itself off, I open the lid and prop it on the latch. This leaves a small crack that is just sufficiency to keep the water boiling, Turn the power back on and set a bell timer for the amount of time you need the water to boil. When your timer sounds, MANUALLY turn the power off to the pot. I NEVER LEAVE THE POT UNATTENDED SINCE THIS DOES INTERFERE WITH THE AUTO CUTOFF SAFETY FEATURE. This works for me.