Safety tip: after hearing a story from one of my students in my first aid class (about her little brother's leg being nearly amputated after he was severely scalded by hot water -- peeling off his skin, and layers of muscle and tendon) -- have set the hot water temperature in the house I'm staying in to a much lower temperature. Recommended is 120F per CPSC. #safety #hotwater #plumbing #prevention
Full CPSC safety bulletin on proper water heater temperature is here (I believe new heaters are set at 120F at the factory, thankfully): https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/5098.pdf #safety #waterheaters
The first few days I was here, barely turned on "hot" and you could have heard @#$#@@$#!!! from me a mile away.