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Safely test tap water for Legionella

Legionella water test quickly and easily yourself

• Easy sampling including instructions - No prior knowledge required
• Water analysis in the accredited water laboratory DIN-EN-ISO 17025
• Express results possible after 7 days

In order to exclude Legionella in drinking water, regular water tests are required for operators of drinking water systems.
The bacteria are transmitted by steam. Legionella disease often develops into
severe pneumonia. Common sources of Legionella infection include showers, air conditioning systems, and artificial
Watercourses. Therefore, the Legionella water test is recommended to detect or rule out contamination.

The Legionella water test offers quick security and reliable results.
Further information on Legionella water testing

Legionella in water can have serious consequences – protect yourself with a Legionella test!

Legionella testing is not a luxury: With around 30,000 infections per year in Germany alone,
There are more Legionella infections than fatal traffic accidents. Legionella in water is an ever-present danger,
which can only be excluded by a Legionella test. This Legionella test ensures that the
Drinking water can be used safely for showering, washing or cleaning. Legionella bacteria do not
such as toxic heavy metals or other pathogens, enter the organism not through food but through inhalation.
If Legionella enters the lungs, serious health problems can occur.

Showers and baths as well as air conditioning systems, lawn sprinklers and whirlpools therefore pose a particular risk.

Contrary to popular belief, Legionella is not just a “swimming pool problem”, even if theoretically
the risk of infection is high. Dangers also lurk in your own home – for example when cleaning, cooking, showering or
from an air conditioner. All of these potential hazards can also be found in your own home!

A Legionella water test enables simple and uncomplicated Legionella testing, which can be carried out within a very short time
Safety. Infections can sometimes lead to fatal pneumonia.

Your own drinking water installation is the main danger point – water companies are only liable up to the water meter!

Even though it is of course absolutely right that the water suppliers supply absolutely safe drinking water to the
Consumers cannot rely on this because ultimately liability ends with the handover of the
Water at your own water meter. Even if the drinking water until then naturally complies with the provisions of the Drinking Water Ordinance
and is free from Legionella or other harmful contaminants, there is a risk to the consumer.
Because in 99 percent of cases, contamination only occurs in the house’s internal water installation! Accordingly, a
Legionella water test must be carried out independently, as the quality of the water supplied by the waterworks cannot be
Guarantee of absolute harmlessness.

Legionella water test for the safety of end users

A Legionella test should be carried out regularly, as the pathogens can have enormous health consequences.
when a respiratory infection occurs. The so-called Legionnaires' disease, caused by Legionella bacteria in water, shows
in the form of pneumonia, which can be fatal. The danger posed by Legionella in water is often
underestimated. 15 percent of all cases of pneumonia caused by Legionella are fatal.
The second variant of the infection caused by Legionella bacteria in water, Pontiac fever, is somewhat less dangerous.
Lungs are not directly affected, so symptoms such as fever and flu-like symptoms weaken those affected, but
disappear after a few days. However, especially for small children and immunocompromised people, this
Therefore, to prevent disease, a Legionella test should be carried out.
The Legionella water test quickly and clearly shows whether your tap water poses a risk and whether
action may need to be taken.

Legionella in water can multiply quickly - strict limits of the Drinking Water Ordinance

Legionella bacteria generally live in warm water areas, where they can multiply optimally. This is why incidents are becoming more frequent.
for example, in swimming pools or public showers. The Legionella test is carried out using a warm water sample in the laboratory
However, even in cold water, the danger is not completely eliminated. If your cold water has been running for a long time
does not get colder than 25 °C, the cold water should be tested for Legionella.
Legionella water test, however, requires a Legionella test of the hot water system.

Legionella test – get certainty with a simple Legionella test!

After ordering our Legionella water test, you can easily test your
Send in a water sample and find out whether your water supply is contaminated with the dangerous pathogens. After sending in and
You can conveniently access the Legionella test results online using your personal access code.
We will be happy to advise you on the results of your Legionella test by phone or email. You can access the test results
Submit to your landlord or property management company for further assessment.

Legionella testing should be carried out closely

Since caution is better than cure, we recommend conducting the Legionella test regularly. The German Drinking Water Ordinance
Since 2011, it has been required, for example, that regular Legionella testing be carried out in apartment buildings
must be carried out as soon as the drinking water is made available to third parties. Shortly thereafter, a testing cycle of three years was established.
According to this regulation, house or apartment owners must carry out a Legionella test.
Only single-family and two-family houses are exempt from this regulation. However, since Legionella bacteria multiply rapidly in water,
It is advisable to carry out this Legionella test at an even more frequent interval. In this case, tenants may have to
take action yourself and carry out a Legionella water test.

The inspection intervals for operators of public facilities, as well as the landlord’s obligations, are laid down in the Drinking Water Ordinance
The responsible health authority will be happy to provide information on this.