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Posted by Donna Ohl, Grady Volunteer Coo on February 19, 2008, 11:33 am
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:06:39 GMT, John wrote:
> Nice start. "Quick". "Basic".
> Good words to reel in the punters.
Dear John,
Did you actually *read* the thread?
If you did, you'll note that this group moved a novice from a leaky water
heater to someone who became rather knowledgeable in how to purchase a
water heater, how to calculate costs and tradeoffs, what to modify on the
new water heater, what the warranty does and does not offer, what materiel
is required and how much it costs, what are some of the pitfalls of
installing a water heater on your own, an autopsy of the old water heater,
detailed complete photos (I took hundreds and posted more than 50 for all
to see) for a public assessment of the work performed, and I posted dozens
of PDFs and links to key literature explaining things like how teflon
doesn't affect the electrical connection, how the government calculates
average household usage, how much a tenth of an EF point really means in
dollars (about $5/year), how to adjust seismic straps, etc.
I asked. I responded. I was courteous. I was timely.
We took your advice. We did the work. I posted pictures of the results.
I responded to each and every comment that suggested a response.
And I plan on redoing some of the work as a result (e.g. the flexible gas
line and the drain bib and the overflow pipe, etc.).
If I received help, I thank the group for that. If I sound knowledgeable,
and if that offends you, it's only because of the kind help from this group
and from my research.
Donna
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on February 19, 2008, 12:30 pm
hot water temperature should never be set hot enough to scald. thats a
major safety issue.......
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Posted by Donna Ohl, Grady Volunteer Coo on February 20, 2008, 1:58 am
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:30:04 -0800 (PST), hallerb@aol.com wrote:
> hot water temperature should never be set hot enough to scald. thats a
> major safety issue.......
Hi Hallerb,
That brings up a good question. All the literature I read said to set the
temperature to 120 degrees unless you needed it for dishes in which case
they suggested 140 degrees (or was it 130 degrees).
Anyway, with the water heater thermostat set at 120 degrees, I could just
take a shower on the fully hot setting while at 140 degrees on the
thermostat, I had to mix the water with cold water in the shower setting to
be comfortable.
Does everyone mix?
Or does everyone set their shower to the hottest they can stand and that
way they go full hot in the shower without mixing with cold water?
Donna
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on February 20, 2008, 5:55 am
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> Anyway, with the water heater thermostat set at 120 degrees, I could just
> take a shower on the fully hot setting while at 140 degrees on the
> thermostat, I had to mix the water with cold water in the shower setting
> to
> be comfortable.
>
> Does everyone mix?
>
> Or does everyone set their shower to the hottest they can stand and that
> way they go full hot in the shower without mixing with cold water?
Hot makes the DW work better. Mine is 145 -150. The shower has an
anti-scald valve so you can crank it full and not see the full hot as it
will mix. No kids at home that can be scalded at a faucet.
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Posted by N8N on February 20, 2008, 8:28 am
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> message
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> > Anyway, with the water heater thermostat set at 120 degrees, I could jus=
t
> > take a shower on the fully hot setting while at 140 degrees on the
> > thermostat, I had to mix the water with cold water in the shower setting=
> > to
> > be comfortable.
>
> > Does everyone mix?
>
> > Or does everyone set their shower to the hottest they can stand and that=
> > way they go full hot in the shower without mixing with cold water?
>
> Hot makes the DW work better. =A0Mine is 145 -150. =A0The shower has an
> anti-scald valve so you can crank it full and not see the full hot as it
> will mix. =A0No kids at home that can be scalded at a faucet.
I think current recommendations have shifted back to setting the HWH
at 130-140F for reasons of killing legionella and other nasty bugs,
but with tempering valves at all showers and faucets. There's two
adults in my house and no kids or elderly so I just leave it set at
130ish and enjoy the nice hot showers. We do have a "no using the can
while someone is in the shower" rule, for several reasons, one of
which is scalding... if I ever have kids and/or do serious
renovations of any area of the house I might add tempering valves as
appropriate but I don't feel any pressing need to at this time.
nate
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