1.   A plumber flushed the system without success.

2.   Grocery stores nationwide experienced runs on oat bran by consumers pumping themselves full of fiber to flush their systems of cholesterol.

3.   To flush the system, first shut off the water supply to the heater.

4.   He described his attempts to cleanse and flush the system as a precautionary measure.

5.   He played down any problem when questioned while unsuccessfully trying to add chlorine and flush the system as townspeople began falling ill.

6.   Koebel then apparently tried to fix the problem himself by adding chlorine and flushing the system instead of notifying town and health officials as required.

7.   Knowles said water had begun to test clear and the system should be flushed of the parasites over the weekend.

8.   Koebel, however, allegedly tried to fix the problem himself by adding chlorine and flushing the system instead of notifying town and health officials as required.

9.   Koebel, however, apparently tried to fix the problem himself by adding chlorine and flushing the system instead of notifying town and health officials as required.

10.   Tal said he could not estimate how much water had been wasted in flushing the system clean.