My water heater is set just low enough to not pop off the (recently calibrated) pressure relief valve.
When I want hot water, I want HOT water.
And I have problems believing that anyone could get serious burns from 136F water. A) it's not that hot, I can hold 325F pans in my hand for about 2 seconds without burns. 2) Get out, if it's too hot.
I'm thinking someone may have been drinking.
/johnny
> And I have problems believing that anyone could get serious burns from 136F water. A) it’s not that hot, I can hold 325F pans in my hand for about 2 seconds without burns. 2) Get out, if it’s too hot.
Funny thing, I was thinking the same for a moment there. 135 degrees Fahrenheit is a warm day in the Australian Outback: bloody unpleasantly warm, but not going to sear you to death quickly. It isn’t nearly approaching boiling point of water (212F).
On the other hand, 136 degrees Centigrade water is well past boiling point (100C) and is more than hot enough to scald.
So, checking the story again I note that they do not specify whether the temperature is in Fahrenheit or Centigrade. Not overly helpful!
It's not the heat, it's the humidity.
(True explanation)
3rd degree burns involve charring, I find it hard to believe 136 degree water would even blister, hell, people LIVE where it gets nearly that hot all day (assuming that Fahrenheit is the correct scale)...
Hot water causes injuries no ifs ands or buts.
http://www.accuratebuilding.com/services/legal/charts/hot_water_burn_scalding_graph.html
Maybe you should see firsthand what hot coffee from a typical Mr. Coffee can do to human skin.
Then re-think your idea of taking a 130+ degree shower.