You can adjust it yourself, and there are hot water bacteria that will also grow, which is why its wiser to heat cold tap water than to use hot water from teh taop for drinking and such.
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 5:19 AM, <fznidar...@aol.com> wrote: > My water tank broke about 3 months ago. A new one was put in. After that I > noticed what appeared to be bite marks on my legs. Some nights I got 20 or > more bites. I thought that bugs came into the apartment while the tank was > being installed. Maybe they left the door open. Maybe bed bugs from the > next apartment. Yes, thay can live in an upscale neighborhood. Maybe there > were bugs in my car or office. I cleaned vacuumed, put out sticky traps, > slept on a sticky tape enclosed rubber batter, spread diatomaceous earth > around, washed my clothes in bleach and ruined them, put dubble sided sticky > tape in a square on the cealing above my bed, and had the exterminator come > in. He sprayed the apartment with Stera Fab. The problem persisted. I > searched and found no bugs except for a few ear wigs. I even got up at > night with a bright flashlight and looked for them. I was tormented. Upon > the advice of Ron Anderson, I had the temperature turned up on my hot water > tank. The results were immediate. The bite marks went away. Apparently in > the combination hot water / heating tanks bacteria can grow if the > temperature is set to low. Iron from the failure of the last tank my have > contributed to the problem. Maybe there is something going on in Lake > Norman. I am now happy again. The water is a bit hot but I’ll leave it go > for now. I hope the new tank does not overheat and I will go through the > same thing again. If I could open the utility door I could adjust the > thing myself. What next? Dont turn down your tank too much. > > Frank Znidarsic > > ________________________________ > The Average US Credit Score is 692. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps!
