RESIDENTIAL TANKLESS WATER HEATERS WHITEPAPER
Recommended Installation Practices for Residential Tankless Water Heaters to Reduce the Danger of Scalding
The ASSE International Scald Awareness Task Group was formed to educate and give guidance to the general public and plumbing industry on scald hazards associated with hot water. This white paper focuses on the recommended installation practices that plumbers, installers, and/or plumbing contractors should follow to reduce the dangers of scald injuries or thermal shock when installing any type of residential tankless water heater.
- This paper addresses some of the potential problems with poor, unprofessional installations and the solutions to those problems.
- The paper also points out the responsibilities of the installer.
- With the advent of tankless water heater technology that can control the outlet temperatures of the water heater to the same specifications as various ASSE International product performance standards for mixing valves, ASSE International developed three new ANSI Approved product performance standards.