| It has happened to most of us at one time or | | | | water side; as a result, the balance between hot and |
| another: we're enjoying a nice leisurely shower; the | | | | cold water that you set by hand for your shower is |
| shampoo is all lathered up; just as we go to rinse our | | | | lost and you will experience a spike in temperature. A |
| faces, someone in another part of the house either | | | | mixing valve detects changes in pressure when they |
| turns on a faucet or flushes a toilet. Quick as a wink, | | | | occur and automatically balances it again, effectively |
| the hot water temperature in the shower spikes and | | | | preventing accidental scalding. |
| we get burned! For most of us, this type of mishap | | | | Plumbers usually carry two different types of mixing |
| is merely an inconvenience that gives us pain and | | | | valves; the most common type is a pressure |
| ruins our day; but for more vulnerable people like | | | | balanced mixing valve, and there are thermostatic |
| infants, children, and slower-moving senior citizens, | | | | types as well. The main difference between the two |
| more serious scalding is a very real possibility. | | | | is the engineering of how they operate, but the goals |
| Did you know that 90% of hot water scalding | | | | of both are the same: to prevent temperature spikes |
| incidents happen at home? The effects of these | | | | before they happen and keep your family safer. |
| types of burns are swift and severe and can affect | | | | Another alternative is to replace your regular shower |
| a person's quality of life for years to come. | | | | faucet with a pressure balance faucet. |
| Fortunately, there are some simple plumbing solutions | | | | The bottom line is: if you've been accepting |
| to hot water temperature spikes in the tub or | | | | dangerous temperature spikes in your tub and |
| shower: here is an overview. | | | | shower as inevitable hazards of your home life, you |
| Mixing valves are easily installed by any quality | | | | don't need to throw up your hands and just "live with |
| plumbing service: they are attached right to the hot | | | | it." Contact your trusted Denver plumbing contractor |
| and cold water source that feeds the shower or tub. | | | | or a contractor in the state where you live and ask |
| When someone flushes a toilet when you are in the | | | | him about his solutions to temperature spikes. |
| shower, the water line experiences a decrease in | | | | Chances are good that they'll be simpler and more |
| pressure either on the hot water side or the cold | | | | cost-effective than you ever imagined. |