A local toddler was recently burned by hot water in her home. The 17-month old had 3rd degree burns from crawling into a bathroom sink and turning on the hot water. Her mother was outside with the dog at the time. It's easy to say "what was that mother doing?" But, let's be honest. We all let our kids out of our sight for 3 minutes. So, check your hot water heater and make sure it's set at 120 degrees. Anything higher is dangerous. We adjusted ours last night.Thanks, SB, for the reminder.
3 comments:
So glad you thought to turn down your hot water heater - what a tragedy for that little girl and family!!
Grammy
oh my god, I followed the link - the mother was one of my best friends in middle school! that's crazy! and heartbreaking - thanks for the reminder.
When I checked ours (which is still on the factory setting since our house is new) it was 130 degrees. Actually, "A"--so I had to find the owner's manual first! Glad we are all committed to keeping our kiddos safe!
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