• surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    What? How would that even work? The nozzle gets dirty and the bacteria propagate three feet up the tube against occasional water flow and into the main pipe?

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      8 hours ago

      I’d imagine something like a guest bathroom that is rarely used so the bacteria have time to multiply and diffuse up the water pipe. Or develop a biofilm on the pipe walls that isn’t removed by running water (to see this effect leave a dish of water out for a few days so it feels slimy then try to rinse it with water)

      I don’t think this is likely at all, but I could understand how it could come about in some niche situations.