this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2025
740 points (98.9% liked)
memes
14440 readers
4593 users here now
Community rules
1. Be civil
No trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour
2. No politics
This is non-politics community. For political memes please go to [email protected]
3. No recent reposts
Check for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month
4. No bots
No bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins
5. No Spam/Ads
No advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live.
A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
Sister communities
- [email protected] : Star Trek memes, chat and shitposts
- [email protected] : Lemmy Shitposts, anything and everything goes.
- [email protected] : Linux themed memes
- [email protected] : for those who love comic stories.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Your water heater is set too hot or you don't have a mixing valve after your water heater
You don't need to adjust your water heater or add a mixing valve. You just need to take off the handle and set the temperature regulator on the faucet itself.
i adjusted my heaters max temp to what i like and just turn shower/faucet to the hottest setting in winter or lower in the summer.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionnaires%27_disease
My heater only heats while water is flowing through. Otherwise it cools down.
This may have consequences not killing things that like thriving in warm water.
Could be an issue in some cases, but mine only heats while water is flowing through. Otherwise it cools down. Also the input water in my region is clean and drinkable, so it hasn't enough food for germs.
Legionella won't make you sick if you drink it, only if you breathe it in. It exists in clean drinkable water all over the world. It's capable of hibernation and able to survive without nutrients for long periods. So it's at least a potential risk any time you breathe aerosolized particles from water that is not hot enough to kill it. Any type of water heater that heats to 60 degrees Celsius will kill it.
Inline heating is pretty safe to do that, aye. I'd worry about listeria in a tepid storage tank.