A team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health warns that home hot water heater temperatures are too high. Despite the adoption of voluntary standards by manufacturers to preset hot water heater temperature settings below the recommended safety standard of 120F, temperatures remain dangerously high for a significant proportion of homes, presenting a scald hazard for young children and the elderly. The report is published in the ...Saturday, 30 March 2013
Home Hot Water Temperatures Remain a Burn Hazard for Young and Elderly: Researchers
A team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health warns that home hot water heater temperatures are too high. Despite the adoption of voluntary standards by manufacturers to preset hot water heater temperature settings below the recommended safety standard of 120F, temperatures remain dangerously high for a significant proportion of homes, presenting a scald hazard for young children and the elderly. The report is published in the ...
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