Can I get legionaires disease from my home humidifiers?

[commander bunnypants]

I have one hot water humidifier

and the wife bought a cool air humidfier with a filter :grr: . I use bactericide but still that filter scares me

CB

[underpants]

1. Yes in fact you probably will

Is it on yet?

[commander bunnypants]

2. ____

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CB

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[meisje]

3. Chances are no

Legionaires comes from standing water in vents and ductwork

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Only If You Join The American Legion

Then, come home and put the thing on. Other than that, you're safe.

Full Disclosure: I think the root cause of that outbreak was incorrectly identified. People have been running humidifiers and forced air systems in their homes for over 75 years, and there is no regularly recurring outbreak of this effect. Based upon what happened in that Philly hotel, people should be dropping like flies from that illness every winter. And yet, . . .

I think they found what they found in the filter, and then said "Oh, we've found it!" Investigation over. No introspection, no further review. If i had been on any peer review committee, i would have hammered them. I am quite certain, to this day, that they misidentified the root cause.
The Professor

[Dr.Phool]

6. How come there's no French Legionaires disease?

[Spinzonner]

7. Wine and cheese is an antagonist

Also, perhaps they immediately retreat when the bacteria approach.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Yeah. There's Never Actually Attack

They just surrender and get a small case. Sort of like a vaccine.
The Professor

[yardwork]

8. When I run my cool aid humidifier I change the water every day

And clean the whole shebang according to directions on a regular basis. When mold develops in the filter it's time for a change.

If you follow the thing's directions I'm sure it will be fine. Think of the tens of thousands of people who run their humidifiers ALL WRONG for decades and never get sick.

[soothsayer]

10. it's the cool ones you have to watch out for

burn it!