Important Information - Rinnai REU-VRM1120WD-E Installation And User Manual

Do stay with children
whenever
they are in the bathroom.
Do take them out of the
bathroom if you need to
answer the phone or
door.
Do test the temperature of the water with
your elbow before placing your child in the
DO
bath.
Do make sure that the tap is turned off
tightly.
Do consider setting your Rinnai Water
Heater at a maximum temperature of 50°C.
Do install a child proof tap cover OR,
Do install a child resistant tap.
Do not leave a toddler in the care of
DO
another small child. The older child
NOT
may not have safely set the temperature.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Excessively hot water is dangerous, especially for young
children and the infirm. The water heater allows you to control
the temperature of your hot water to safe levels.
Water temperature over 50ºC can cause severe
burns instantly or even death from scalding.
Children, disabled and the elderly are at the
highest risk of being scalded by excessively hot wa-
ter.
Always test the temperature of the water before
bathing or showering.
Burns from hot water taps can result in very severe
injuries to young children.
Hot water at 65°C can severely burn a child in less
than half a second. At 50°C it takes five minutes.
Burns can occur when children are exposed directly
to hot water or when they are placed into a bath
which is too hot.
Consider child-resistant taps or
inexpensive tap covers, both of
which prevent a child‟s hand from
turning on the tap.
Consider reducing the tempera-
ture of the water supplied to the
hot tap to 50°C.
This approach can be extremely
valuable because it requires a one
time action for a long term reduc-
tion in risks of scalds.
This type of automatic protection is
important during times when a par-
ent or carer has been
distracted.
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