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Mixing Valve Booster Upgrade
& Replacement Las Vegas

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Mixing Valve Booster Upgrade

* Increased hot water storage capacity. Instead of replacing a good working water heater with a bigger one that costs more and takes up more space, add a mixing valve and turn up the thermostats. Works with Gas or Electric water heaters.

* Perfect for thermal or photovoltaic solar hot water heating because of increase in storage capacity. More capacity is always better. Instead of just throwing away the excess energy, store it in the tank for a cloudy day.

* Bacteria that causes legionnaires disease can grow in a water heater at a temperature between 68 and 122F. Inhaling the bacteria laden hot water steam in a shower is the worst thing you can do with it. Bathing and hand washing dishes is less of a hazard. Very hot water will kill this bacteria. The length of time it takes depends on the temperature of the water in the water heater.

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* 70 to 80 °C (158 to 176 °F): Disinfection range
* At 66 °C (151 °F): Legionellae die within 2 minutes
* At 60 °C (140 °F): Legionellae die within 32 minutes
* At 55 °C (131 °F): Legionellae die within 5 to 6 hours
* Above 50 °C (122 °F): They can survive but do not multiply
* 35 to 46 °C (95 to 115 °F): Ideal growth range
* 20 to 50 °C (68 to 122 °F): Legionellae growth range
* Below 20 °C (68 °F): Legionellae can survive but are dormant

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* Very hot water can also quickly scald skin. Children and the elderly can have reduced reaction times, delicate skin and can get very badly scalded by hot tap water. A mixing valve can make tap temperatures safe even when running a water heater at maximum temperatures.
* Some mixing valves like the Honeywell kit have bonus connections for hot water recirculation kits and untempered hot water for cloths washer and dishwasher.
* The dial the moderates the temperature of the tempered hot water on a mixing valve INSTANTLY changes the temperature coming out of the water heater. Changing thermostat settings requires time for the water heater to heat the water up to the new setting or lose enough heat with water usage or stand-by loss to reduce temperature.
* Mixing valves *may* be better regulation of the temperature of the hot water at the tap compared to thermostats that kick water heating on and off. Depends on quality of mixing valve and thermostats.

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