PREVENTING TAP WATER SCALDS - DO CONSUMERS CHANGE THEIR PRESET THERMOSTATS

Authors
WEBNE SL KAPLAN BJ
Citation
Sl. Webne et Bj. Kaplan, PREVENTING TAP WATER SCALDS - DO CONSUMERS CHANGE THEIR PRESET THERMOSTATS, American journal of public health, 83(10), 1993, pp. 1469-1470
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
American journal of public health → ACNP
ISSN journal
00900036
Volume
83
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1469 - 1470
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-0036(1993)83:10<1469:PTWS-D>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
One goal of the regulatory approach to tap water scald prevention is t he installation of hot water heaters at thermostat settings considered safe. In this strategy, it is assumed that consumers will not change preset thermostat settings, an assumption evaluated in a study of 62 f amilies. It was found that 60% of the sample did not change their pres et thermostats. Surprisingly, some of those families (27%) who did not increase their settings still had unsafe (>54-degrees-C) water temper atures.