Shoppers exit a grocery store with cans and bottles of water as residents living in the Halifax region are being asked to boil water for one minute before consumption on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese CANADAHALIFAX news Can I wash dishes? Can I do laundry? Here’s what to know about the boil water advisory by admin 3 يوليو، 2024 written by admin 3 يوليو، 2024 29 CITYnews halifax / By Natasha O’Neill One-fifth of people in Nova Scotia are under a boil water advisory after untreated water seeped into the system. It happened late Monday evening after an internal power failure at the JD Kline Water Treatment Facility caused a “limited” amount of untreated water into the clean water supply. A map of the impacted areas is available here. Halifax Water says those under an advisory need to boil water for at least a minute before consuming, this includes brushing teeth. This also includes giving pets boiled water. “Pets can get some of the same diseases as people. It is a good idea to give them boiled water,” a fact sheet by Halifax Water reads. Even if the tap has a filter on it, Halifax Water says, water still needs to be boiled. For preparing and cooking food, people are being told to use boiled water to wash fruits and vegetables. Showering or bathing during the advisory is okay as long as no water is consumed. Other activities, like washing dishes is a bit more complicated. For those that have dishwashers, the internal temperature needs to reach at least 160 degrees or if the dishwasher has a sanitizing cycle. For washing dishes by hand, Halifax Water advises people to wash and rinse using hot water as normal, but in a separate bin add 1 teaspoon of bleach for each gallon of warm water. After soaking the rinsed dishes for a minute in the bleach they can be air dried. Laundry is not impacted by the boil water advisory, the fact sheet says. 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post Newfoundland soldier who died in the First World War laid to rest at home next post Halifax, surrounding area under boil water advisory after power failure at facility You may also like ثلثا الكنديين يعتقدون أنّ ترودو سيقود الليبراليين في... 4 يوليو، 2024 Impaired youth arrested after ATV ended up in... 4 يوليو، 2024 Fire at popular Halifax deli 4 يوليو، 2024 Birch Cove and Shubie Park beaches closed to... 4 يوليو، 2024 Lower Sackville man faces multiple drug charges after... 4 يوليو، 2024 تبادل اتهامات بين حكومة كيبيك وبلدية مونتريال حول... 4 يوليو، 2024 [تقرير] إسدال الستار على المخيّم الداعم للفلسطينيين في... 4 يوليو، 2024 ترودو يؤكد أنه يصغي إلى نوابه لكنه يتحاشى... 4 يوليو، 2024 عمدة ميسيسوغا الجديدة تستخدم صلاحيات فائقة عدة مرات... 4 يوليو، 2024 Andy Fillmore to run for Halifax Regional Municipality... 4 يوليو، 2024