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> Strangely enough, drinking water is served at temperatures up to 100C in certain preparations (eg tea)!

It's prepared at 100C, and _may_ be served at 100C, but it does not enter your body at 100C or you will burn your mouth.

> But it's perfectly drinkable at whatever temperature it comes out of the tap. The water supply in my locality comes from a surface reservoir, leading to the higher summer temperatures.

It may be drinkable, but temperatures above 25C will be a cesspit for legionella.



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