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Hot Water Helps Maintain Family Hygiene
By Imogen T Stubbs
Hot water is essential to maintain hygiene and to meet household
needs around the house. You need hot water to have a shower, to
wash your dishes, wash your clothes and mop the floor.
You need to keep your house clean or family members start catching
colds and other diseases because of the unclean environment around
the house.
Looking After Frail Relatives
Hot water is also an essential need for your frail relatives,
who need access to hot water, to take care of their hygiene. You
may visit them every now and then to make sure they are healthy
and minor household chores are completed.
You may take out the garbage out for them, wash their dishes,
wash their clothes, help them with other chores. You may supply
them with a quality washing machine where all they have to do
is drop their clothes in the machine and then press a magic button,
half an hour later, they can take some of the clothes and put
them in the drier.
The same with with the dishwasher. Hot water is needed to wash
the dishes in the dishwasher. You want to make it as easy as possible
for them. If they need anything, you are only a phone call away.
Loses Hot Water
My mom has the same problem every winter. She loses her hot water
first, then she is completely without water. She has to run around
and find water for them to use, and then she has to find a way
to heat up her pipes.
They had their old heating system taken out and a new one installed,
and the new one does not help the pipes very much when the temperatures
plummet. They are warmer in the house, but the pipes are more
prone to freezing than ever before.
Hot Water Tank
She always calls me to tell me that her hot water is not heating
up as it should, and I tell her to hurry up and call someone.
She never does. Though her hot water tank seems to be working
fine, the pipes that lead from the heater to her sink and tubs
get so cold that it is luke-warm by the time it comes out.
There has to be something she can do. Maybe she needs to insulate
the pipes better, I don’t know. I do know she has a very old house,
and it probably needs updating in a lot of areas.
Hot Water In My Home
I am lucky that I never have a problem with my hot water. The
problem I sometimes have is that it is too hot. I would like to
review my options and turn down my hot water heater so that I
know the water will never burn my daughter, but when I have done
that in the past, my dishes are not clean when they come out of
the dishwasher.
I have to pay more attention to her when she attempts to use
the water on her own so that she doesn’t burn herself. I think
we have found a good temperature so the dishwasher works and she
won’t burn herself, but I do have to keep an eye on it.
Problems With Your Hot Water
If you have problems with your hot water not being as hot as
you think it should be, you may also have pipes that need some
extra insulation. If you rent, you should mention it to your landlord.
If you are paying to heat that water, you should be able to get
it heated in your sink and tubs. If you own your own home, you
may have to call and take care of your hot water problem on your
own. It might cost you some money, but you will save money in
the future by eliminating some energy leaks.
Assessing The Hot Water Plumbing
I think I might take my favourite plumber and get him to assess
the hot water plumbing on my mothers’ house. I will pay for any
repairs to the system and give it to them as a gift from me, so
that they do not feel obligated to pay me back.
It is about time some action was taken to repair their hot water
system. I think the solution may be that they need a bigger hot
water tank to hold more hot water. But I will wait for the professional
assessment from my reliable plumber.
Now that winter is approaching I do not want my parents to have
cold water baths in the middle of winter. I want them to have
plenty of hot water.
About the Author:
Imogen T Stubbs has written a number of articles on needs in the kitchen, holiday feasts, food and cooking including
Refrigerator Water Filter,
Water Filtering System,
Whole House Water,
First Thanksgiving,
Thanksgiving Feast,
Thanksgiving Basket.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know?
How much do you know about making your own baby food? Do you
have baby food recipes that will let your child have the healthiest
meals possible or are you still using prepackaged baby food from
the grocery store?
If you are, then you need to stop. Making your own
baby food
is easy as cooking your own dinner. When you have the right cookbook
you can make anything you want.
You can make sure there are no additives or preservatives added
because you are the one in charge of what goes into each dish.
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