G’day mates! Howzit going?

Jason here with an interesting tidbit about the hot water in Brsibane: IT’S FRAKKING HOT!!

Back in 2004, the province of Ontario, Canada passed a law to prevent children from scalding themselves (kids can be so clumsy!). This law made it so that hot water in a household was not allowed to exceed 49 C/120 F. It made sense that people were worried about the number of children scalding themselves every year, but the new law also angered a large number of people. It just didn’t seem right that the government (that they elected) could tell them how hot their water was allowed to be. Some people had better reasons for being angry; like their water not being hot enough anymore due to living on a higher floor (water would cool down too much by the time it reached them) or having a poorly planned plumbing layout. These people were left with paying the bill on changes to their plumbing or having to move out.

This water temperature law is not in Brisbane.

Donna and I, being from Ontario, have been surprised several times by the extreme high temperature that our water can get here, in Brisbane.

In Canada, we just turn the hot water tap to full for a shower and don’t bother with the cold water. But in Brisbane, where the water has got to be upwards of 130 F (half a minute skin exposure in 130 F water can scald), it’s a fine balancing act to find the sweet spot of hot but not so hot it hurts.

Until next time mates, cheers and beers!