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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Dec 31, 2023 | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
BOIL YOUR TAP WATER! For at least 15 minutes. This is recommended for MAC patients, but I was already boiling mine, since our water system is not very good.
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If your water is tested and does not contain MAC, and you keep your hot water heater at 135F, boiling is not necessary as there is no MAC to kill.
Often well water is tested and safe, and some municipal water as well. Our muni water comes from deep wells and tests as safe for NTM. We keep our water heater at 135F. In our Texas home, we are on a well and keep the water hot. I do not boil water, and have not been reinfected by drinking water or showers in 4 years.
Sue