• dustyData@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    That’s 70ºC, 49ºC (120ºF) is usually plenty hot enough and the recommended temperature. It can actually cause burns with long enough direct exposure at 50, 70 is madness.

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      2 months ago

      In the US the standard safety temperature for the water heater is 120° F

      You don’t need it higher than that unless you have a small tank and use a lot of it. Tankless is 120°F.

      I don’t know where you got 70°C from.

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        2 months ago

        You said:

        When people keep their water tanks at 160°F

        That’s 70ºC and I’m agreeing that it is a ridiculously high temperature to keep a water tank at. That’s instant second degree burn temperatures, completely unsafe.