Speed in Stabilization Stops Scalding

摘要

Everyone has an opinion about scalding from sink, shower and bathtub fixtures. While opinions vary as to how to best mitigate the risk of scalding, in the end the object of the game is to effect change—to stabilize temperatures—as quickly as possible following a pressure disturbance. The potential for scalding accidents will only intensify as the baby-boom generation ages, because scalding incidents affect the elderly as much or more than any other age group. So, finding the requisite safeguards is critical. The key is to make certain that the total system is working as an integrated unit. This can be done by considering your overall system design and not simply each valve separately.