There are a lot of home properties that utilise water heaters to accommodate their hot bath or shower needs. While these heaters can truly provide the needed water temperatures of home occupants, they can sometimes fail and lead to health risks and issues.

One of the issues that can be obtained from hot water exposure is scalding. Scalding is a thermal burn that is obtained from heated or hot fluids. A lot of scalds instances have generated first- or second-degree burns. But with prolonged contact with boiling water or steam, a person can easily obtain third-degree burns, which can affect not just the skin but also the underlying bones, muscles, and tendons.

The Dangers of Boiling Water

Injuries related to boiling water can happen to anyone. However, children, elderly people, and those with disabilities are much vulnerable to the dangers and risks of hot or boiling water since they might not react or move quickly enough as they come into contact with it.

While hot water can be truly helpful in controlling Legionella bacteria as well as providing health benefits to people, it can also cause scalds that can be truly dangerous for a lot of people. Most incidents that are related to hot water exposure happen during bathing or showering. Given the overall condition of the bathrooms during these activities, people who are shocked by the sudden flow of boiling water can fall and bump their heads to hard surfaces. Burn injuries and scalding can also be caused by hot showers, especially with waters that exceed 43°C.

Preventing Scald Incidents

Fortunately, there are a lot of ways that you can do to prevent scald incidents. First, you should test out the water temperature first before completely taking a bath or washing your hands. Letting the water run for a few seconds allow the water heater to adjust the temperature to the optimal level. Adjustments can, after all, be done if the water temperature does not match your preferred settings.

Setting the water heater thermostat to a tolerable temperature might also be helpful in preventing scald incidents. Likewise, the installation of anti-scald devices on water taps and showerheads can be done so that they can easily turn off the water once its temperature becomes too hot.

Passive devices like thermostatic mixing valves can also be used to avoid and prevent scald injuries. And if you need to obtain these types of products, then we, at Mixermate Australia, got you covered.

Choose Mixermate Products

Your safety and health truly matter, which is why we offer products that can help prevent scald injuries. Our Mixermate thermostatic mixing valves and showers are capable of not only protecting you from injuries and accidents, but they can also help in saving water and expenses. They are also designed to prevent any water flow and temperature fluctuations. Likewise, they can be controlled easily by anyone.

 

Those who want to accommodate their aging parents or even grandparents can maximise granny flats as their main self-contained living property. And to ensure that the elderlies will remain safe and protected, there are several fixtures and components that must be present around these properties. Two of these fixtures are hot showers and tap mixers.

We, at Mixermate, believe that granny flats should be a safe place not just for aging family members but for everyone who will be living and visiting them. Therefore, our Mixermate hot showers and tap mixers are guaranteed to regulate and control water temperatures according to the preferences of property owners. The installation of Mixermate hot showers and tap mixers can help in providing warm and comfy baths for all granny flat occupants. They can likewise provide the following benefits.

Simplifies Usage

The design of Mixermate showers and tap mixers is intended to simplify their form of usage. Just by turning the lever, these fixtures can already provide the needed water temperatures of elderlies without the risk of getting skin injuries. The need for separate taps for water temperatures is reduced through our well-crafted showers and tap mixers. The simplicity of their use can truly benefit elderlies and children, especially those who do not have enough strength to operate a normal shower or tap.

Enhances Safety

Another reason why granny flats should have Mixermate showers and tap mixers is that they can significantly enhance the safety of these properties. Since the water temperature of our fixtures can be controlled beforehand, aging parents and others who are residing inside these living quarters can expect water flow that they can certainly tolerate. Conventional hot showers and tap mixers, after all, have to be controlled manually. Worse, they cannot stop water from coming out even if is already too cold or too hot.

Improves Health

What makes Mixermate showers and tap mixers great is that they can effectively release water that is useful for taking a shower. And with warm or hot showers, family members could easily feel significant improvements over their health. Taking warm or hot showers can help their bodies combat soring of muscles and other parts, lower blood sugar, improve blood pressure and circulation, soothe aching joints and muscles, enhance skin health, and stimulate brain health.

Saves Resources

Granny flats and even other types of properties can surely appreciate the existence of Mixermate showers and tap mixers as they can drastically save time and water. Unlike normal showers and taps, our products are designed to keep water consumption to a minimum, all without compromising their ability to regulate water temperatures. The time spent for keeping the water to the desired temperature is also minimised through utilising Mixermate showers and taps.

To gain access to our products, just give us a call at Mixermate Australia. We can turn any hot and cold tap into an easy-to-use single-lever mixer tap and can be installed in around 1 hour.