Julie-Ann
26-08-2010, 07:29 PM
Hot water and children are a dangerous combination. But there are ways to reduce the risk of scalding from hot water. I would highly recommend you look at whether you can implement any of these ideas.
So to set the maximum temperature of the hot water in your system you can use any of the following methods:
1. Go outside and have a look at your hot water system. On most units there is a way to control the maximum temperature for hot water. On ours it is as simple as adjusting a dial.
2. Tempering valves blend hot and cold water to deliver mixed water at a constant temperature. They incorporate a temperature sensitive element which expands and contracts depending on the temperature of the water flowing across it. In doing so the valve maintains an essentially constant outlet temperature.
3. You can have your plumber install a thermostatic mixing valve. It is a safe and reliable way to achieve perfectly tempered water supply.
Hot and cold water is mixed as it passes through the valve and is discharged at the required temperature i.e., 43 degrees for adults or 38 degrees for children. Unlike tempering valves, thermostatic mixing valves are much more accurate (+/- 1 deg.) and fail safe in case of any disruptions in either the cold or hot water supply.
4. A temperature controller is a digital control pad which allows you to control the hot water temperature in your kitchen, laundry and bathroom individually. So you can set the temperature in your bathroom higher than the temperature in the children’s bathroom. You simply punch your required water temperature in the control panel and the water will automatically be heated to this exact temperature so you do not have to mix your heated water with cold.
Have you used any of these methods to control your hot water temperature?
So to set the maximum temperature of the hot water in your system you can use any of the following methods:
1. Go outside and have a look at your hot water system. On most units there is a way to control the maximum temperature for hot water. On ours it is as simple as adjusting a dial.
2. Tempering valves blend hot and cold water to deliver mixed water at a constant temperature. They incorporate a temperature sensitive element which expands and contracts depending on the temperature of the water flowing across it. In doing so the valve maintains an essentially constant outlet temperature.
3. You can have your plumber install a thermostatic mixing valve. It is a safe and reliable way to achieve perfectly tempered water supply.
Hot and cold water is mixed as it passes through the valve and is discharged at the required temperature i.e., 43 degrees for adults or 38 degrees for children. Unlike tempering valves, thermostatic mixing valves are much more accurate (+/- 1 deg.) and fail safe in case of any disruptions in either the cold or hot water supply.
4. A temperature controller is a digital control pad which allows you to control the hot water temperature in your kitchen, laundry and bathroom individually. So you can set the temperature in your bathroom higher than the temperature in the children’s bathroom. You simply punch your required water temperature in the control panel and the water will automatically be heated to this exact temperature so you do not have to mix your heated water with cold.
Have you used any of these methods to control your hot water temperature?