State GS6 75 URRBS - Manual (Page 6)

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TYPICAL INSTALLATION
FIGURE 2.
MIXING VALVE USAGE
This water heater has been design certifi ed as complying with ANSI
Z21.10.3 current edition for water heaters and is considered suitable
for:
Water (Potable) Heating and Space Heating: All models are
considered suitable for combination water (potable) heating and
space heating. Not suitable for space heating applications only.
HOTTER WATER CAN SCALD:
Water heaters are intended to produce hot water. Water heated to
a temperature which will satisfy space heating, clothes washing, dish
washing, and other sanitizing needs can scald and permanently injure
you upon contact. Some people are more likely to be permanently
injured by hot water than others. These include the elderly, children,
the infi rm, or physically/mentally handicapped. If anyone using hot
water in your home fi ts into one of these groups or if there is a local
code requiring a certain temperature water at the hot water tap, then
Water
Temperature
°F (°C)
Time for 1st
Degree Burn
(Less Severe Burns)
Time for Permanent Burns
2nd & 3rd Degree
(Most Severe Burns)
110 (43.3) (normal shower temp.)
116 ( 46.6) (pain threshold)
116 ( 46.6) 35 minutes 45 minutes
122 (50) 1 minute 5 minutes
131 (55) 5 seconds 25 seconds
140 (60) 2 seconds 5 seconds
149 (65) 1 second 2 seconds
154 (67.7) instantaneous 1 second
(U.S. Government Memorandum, C.P.S.C., Peter L. Armstrong, Sept. 15,1978)