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I'm shocked I haven't seen it mentioned yet but there are numerous articles and studies that document growth of the bacteria that causes Legionnaires Disease in water heater tanks set at less then 140*. The Min temp to prevent it is actually 130* and the additional 10* is a buffer. 120* is the max to prevent scalding to the very young and old but that should be the temp at the faucet. I always "recommend" citing the new research, installing a mixing valve on the hot water outlet at the water heater and setting the tank to 140*. Especially at homes served by well water. There has been a lot of talk about this on a well known Plumbing/Heating site for a few years now. Pressed for time now but will post supporting studies later.

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Hi All,

The nifty AO Smith scald chart below was submitted by Brian Goodman, Columbus, MS. He didn't want me to credit him with submitting it. Too modest, I suppose.

TIJ is about sharing. When folks share, we oughta thank 'em.

Thanks Brian! You're a mensch!

OT - OF!!!

M.

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I ran across that somewhere in my surfing and kept it. I include it in the report whenever I find a high setting, and it seems to get peoples attention. To me the big jump is between 130 - 140, where the time to react and get away drops from 30 seconds (lots of time) to less than 5 seconds (very little time).

I did one Monday that was set at 160°...ouch!

And Mike, thanks for the tip on getting the degree symbol to come up. I love it.

Brian G.

Girlfriends Can't Be Too Hot, But Water Can [:-hot]

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