Hot Water

Asked by Meir · January 28, 2004 · Shabbat

Question

I think you are wrong. I think most plumbers set the hot water to around 140 degrees. If you turn on the hot water all the way you will burn yourself. You need to lower it yourself. Let me try this one more time and please explain. Thanks. If the water heated in theboiler is a pesik resha delo nicha leh, then why does it matter if it is heated over 125 degrees?

Answer

Answered by Aaron Abadi

Pesik Reisha Deloh Nicha Ley is not always so simple on a De'Oraita, if that is what it is. If you admit that the tempature is set at 140, then it's clearly not a Pesik Reisha anymore, because the tempature fluctuates significantly. AA