IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Excessively hot water is dangerous, especially for young children and the infirm. The water heater allows you to control the temperature of your hot water to safe levels.
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Water temperature over 50ºC can cause severe burns instantly or even death from scalding.
Children, disabled and the elderly are at the highest risk of being scalded by excessively hot water.
Always test the temperature of the water before bathing or showering.
Burns from hot water taps can result in very severe injuries to young children.
Hot water at 65°C can severely burn a child in less than half a second. At 50°C it takes five minutes.
Burns can occur when children are exposed directly to hot water or when they are placed into a bath which is too hot.
Do stay with children
whenever they are in the bathroom.
• | Consider |
Do take them out of the bathroom if | or inexpensive tap covers, |
you need to answer the phone or | both of which prevent a child’s |
door. | hand from turning on the tap. |
Do test the temperature of the water • | Consider reducing the |
with your elbow before placing your | temperature of the water |
child in the bath. | supplied to the hot tap to |
Do make sure that the tap is turned | 500C. |
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off tightly. | This approach can be extremely |
Do consider setting your Rinnai | valuable because it requires a |
one time action for a long term | |
Infinity 16e at a maximum | reduction in risks of scalds. |
temperature of 500C. | This type of automatic protection |
Do install a child proof tap cover | is important during times when a |
parent or carer has been | |
OR, | distracted. |
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Do install a child resistant tap. |
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Do not leave a toddler in the care of |
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another small child. The older child |
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may not have safely set the temperature. |
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