Atwood hot water heater -- Too darn hot
Howdy, How every one is holding up with the current situation. My how water is too hot. Thinking about getting the adjustable disc thermostat from Atwood. I've seen them for 35 to 50 dollars. Saw...
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wildtoad wrote:
The wh has a fixed t-stat set to 130 (never heard that 120 was a legal limit as I don’t think it is). If you have a shut off valve on the shower head that completely turns off the flow you may want to change it to one that still leaves a trickle flowing. I remember reading somewhere that the reasons for the 130 degrees had to do with killing bacteria and allowing the little six gallon water heaters to supply enough hw especially on cold nights.
Anti scald hot water codes are 120 for residential. Been in place for decades.
International Plumbing Code 1993, Max 120°F.
Uniform Plumbing Code (IAPMO / ICBO) 1994, Max 120°F.
SBCCI or International Plumbing Code (1996), Max 120°F.
etc etc
