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Have you ever been in an older house and turned on the hot water tap, only to be shocked with the almost immediate scalding hot stream of water? You recoil, nursing your hands and thinking to yourself, “Why is this so much hotter than the tap at home?” If you’ve ever had this happen to [...]
What is a Tempering Valve and why do we Install so many of them?
A tempering valve is a anti scald device that can be fitted to your existing hot water service. It's a device that restricts your hot water temperature to 50 degrees celsius.
A water service without this device delivers a temperature of 60 degrees Celsius or more depending on the thermostat setting. The reality is that it can take 1 second for a serious burn to occur at this temperature. With a hot water delivery of 50 degrees celsius a serious burn will not occur until after 5 minutes of contact.
