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- From: alanj@endeavor18.tek.com (Alan Jeddeloh)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house,misc.kids
- Subject: Re: Water heater temperatures
- Message-ID: <2545@shaman.wv.tek.com>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 17:22:42 GMT
- References: <1jn0dtINNims@usenet.pa.dec.com>
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- In article <1jn0dtINNims@usenet.pa.dec.com> mcnally@wsl.dec.com (Mike McNally) writes:
- >I've thought for a while that the widespread practice of
- >setting the water heater temperature down to 120 (or even
- >lower) is unwise because such temperatures encourage lots
- >of microorganisms to flourish. My preference would be to
- >keep the water as high as possible, and then (should a baby
- >take up residence in my house) simply keep uninformed tiny
- >people *away* from hot water faucets.
-
- (Reply also cross-posted to misc.kids)
-
- Well, that works for a while. The problem is that uninformed tiny people
- rapidly develope tiny minds of their own. Said tiny minds are little
- information sponges, and thus are into getting into anything they can.
-
- The urge to investigate anything and everything is compelling, and they
- are the most incredibly *persistant* little people you will ever encounter!
-
- This coming from someone who is about to embark on baby-proofing round three.
- The 16-month old (on the 25th) is about to figure out that if she climbs on a
- chair, she can reach even *higher*. (She can already get on the chairs, and
- she can also shove the chair around. The lightbulb will go off in that
- tiny person's tiny mind any day now.
-
- Personally, I am going to look into the thermostatically-controlled mixing
- valve the goes on the hot water heater outlet. It would be much easier to
- install that in the basement wher the pipes are exposed that bugger up the
- shower. Anybody have info on manufacturer and/or dealers?
-
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- You can put the children to bed, but you can't make them sleep!
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