Increasing water temperature in water heater

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What advantages do you get by increasing water temp on dual thermostat water heater?

It's a trade-off: hotter water is better for washing, particularly dish washers, but is dangerous (accidental scalds), shortens the heater life and costs more. — DrMoishe Pippik, Commented Jan 10, 2019 at 1:50
is this a question about dual thermostat water heater or is it about any water heater? — jsotola, Commented Jan 10, 2019 at 5:46

Harper - Reinstate Monica · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-10 23:50:43Z

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Advantage: you keep Legionella bacteria from harming your family.

Disadvantage: risk of scalding at any temperature that will kill Legionella

Go with automatic anti-scald blending faucets, and you get the best of both worlds and longer showers too.

answered Jan 10, 2019 at 23:50

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