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You are bounded by a minimum floor for the hot water. Below a certain point you can get legionnaires. To me it seems like one of two things: external pressure
by rusk 1y ago
You are bounded by a minimum floor for the hot water. Below a certain point you can get legionnaires.
To me it seems like one of two things: external pressure between hot and cold is mismatched so a small change to one side overwhelms the weaker flow.
Alternatively it might just be a broken or poor quality mixer that isn’t providing the appropriate ‘nuance’ of control, and that may indeed be expressed as some sort of non-linear relationship.
- detourdog 1y agoThe thermostat could still be set too high. I think you might be overstating the dangers of legionnaires. It also a simple thing to check and would be the first step in my troubleshooting routine for this complaint. Here is a link describing the dangers. https://www.heatgeek.com/hot-water-temperature-scalding-and-legionella/ https://www.heatgeek.com/hot-water-temperature-scalding-and-...
- GuB-42 1y ago> Below a certain point you can get legionnaires. I know you mean legionnaires' disease, but the idea of a bunch of soldiers getting to your house because you turned your boiler too low made me chuckle. Good thing the US have the third amendment to protect against this.
- detourdog 1y agoIn this day and age I believe anything is possible.
- BlueTemplar 1y ago"What have the Romans ever done for us ? ... hot water baths ..."