What's the temperature for your shower water?

@youless (112586)
Guangzhou, China
April 23, 2023 9:37am CST
Last year in December I got Covid-19 and at that time I especially felt so frozen. Even if I had quilts, but I still felt very cold. When I had a shower, I even set the shower water to 42 centigrades but I didn't feel it very hot yet. I didn't set higher temperature to avoid any accidents as I thought 42 centigrades was high enough to have a shower. After that, I keep this temperature when I have a shower. Now it is getting warmer and finally today I decided to set it as 37 centigrades as it was better to save the energy when the weather is warm. And this temperature is fine for me now If the weather keeps hotter, I shall set the water lower temperature.
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@rebelann (112966)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Apr 23
That would be way too hot for me even in winter. Here the temperature of water is controlled by mixing enough cold water with hot water to make it comfortable but I do not know what the temperature is.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Apr 23
Perhaps at that time I was sick and I really needed to have a shower in very hot temperature. In fact at that time I didn't think it was hot enough. I really felt so cold when I got Covid-19.
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@AmbiePam (93883)
• United States
24 Apr 23
I only have cold water. I have not had warm or hot water in six years despite my pleas for my apartment complex to fix it.
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@AmbiePam (93883)
• United States
25 Apr 23
@youless I like to think so.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Apr 23
You must be very strong.
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@MarieCoyle (38702)
7 Jun 23
I think they have to provide you with hot water. I don't know your city or state, Amber. But hot water is something all the landlords here are required to provide, or they get fined. You probably have a renter's association or a place where you live that advocates for renters, call them and ask. You need hot water, we all do! I don't know how you manage without it.
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@allknowing (137775)
• India
24 Apr 23
I have no provision to see the temperature but I like it just warm enough
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Apr 23
I had a new hot waster shower machine last year and therefore I could know the temperature.
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@allknowing (137775)
• India
24 Apr 23
@youless Just feel the shoswer and then I decide
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@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
23 Apr 23
Well, we here in the US do not have a temperature gauge in the shower or bathtubs so I wouldn't be able to tell you how I like it other than hot. They do make stuff you could buy online to tell you if you have a young child and don't want it too hot for them. Otherwise, I use my hand and wait till gets hot enough to my liking.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Apr 23
I remember we were told to use the albow to feel the temperature when we had babies.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Apr 23
@ShyBear88 The rubber ducks are a good idea to know the temperature.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Apr 23
@youless the back of the hand is more heat sensitive than our elbows but both work. We have rubber ducks that can tell the temp, or they will turn color when the water is warm or cold. I always used my hand to tell how hot it was for my kids. They are older now so they can just tell me if it's hot or cold or they fix it themselves. I only really have to keep somewhat of an eye on the 8-year-old when he takes a bath if he is in the shower not so much. I usually send his dad. Trying to teach him bathroom privacy.
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7 Jun 23
In our shower there is no temperature regulator. We generally have the shower at around 30 degree celsius.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jun 23
Perhaps you are from a tropical country, otherwise 30 degree celsius seems a little bit cold to have a bath.
7 Jun 23
@youless thanks youless India is a hot country
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• Philippines
23 Apr 23
I've always like warm water when showering, but not hot. If the shower had settings labeled low, medium, high, I would choose low.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Apr 23
It is not necessary to use hot water to have a shower in your country
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Apr 23
@merrybelle2021 Having one more option is always better
• Philippines
27 Apr 23
@youless Actually, I've always liked warm (not hot) water when I shower. And now more and more condos come equipped with hot showers because more and more people are asking for it. Also other hot countries like Singapore also have hot showers.
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@celticeagle (168256)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Apr 23
Sorry to hear you got Covid-19. I like a warm shower. Not sure of the temp.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Apr 23
I think I have to get used to this virus. I just don't want to crazy pandemic life will be back again.
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@celticeagle (168256)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Apr 23
@youless ..........I don't want to see that happen either. Keep it quarantined.
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@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
24 Apr 23
42 C is too hot for me, I set to 36 and it's fine for me.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Apr 23
I know I am like a monster
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@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
24 Apr 23
@youless My husband needs very hot water he always says "he is freezing".
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@Tampa_girl7 (50525)
• United States
28 Apr 23
I change the temperature throughout the year.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jun 23
Then it is comfortable.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50525)
• United States
7 Jun 23
@youless it is.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Apr 23
I don't know what temperature the water is. I like it hot for the start of the shower and then rinse with cooler water.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Apr 23
In my home, we use different temperature for shower. My husband and son prefer to colder water but I like warmer water.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
24 Apr 23
@youless Pretty and I both like the hottest water we can stand.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
24 Apr 23
Most houses here don’t have shower
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Apr 23
Then most people use bathtub in your side?
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
24 Apr 23
@youless no bath tubs either. We use pail and a dipper
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@JudyEv (342088)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Apr 23
I don't know what the temperature of our water would be. I know it's regulated so that a person can't be scalded by it.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Apr 23
In fact most of us don't really have to know the exact temperature, but my new machine tells me and that's why I will care about it
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@JudyEv (342088)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Apr 23
@youless Gotta love technology! lol
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
24 Apr 23
I like a warm shower. I don’t have any way to set it at a certain temperature. I adjust the hot and cold water until I get it to the right temperature.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Apr 23
If the weather in hot summer, sometimes I will use cold water to have a shower.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
25 Apr 23
@youless I don’t like cold showers but a slightly cool. one in hot weather feels good.
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@Beestring (14692)
• Hong Kong
23 Apr 23
I set the temperature at 42C in winter. It's getting warmer now, I reset it to 38C.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
23 Apr 23
I really think it is not necessary to set it as 42 centigrades now
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@Beestring (14692)
• Hong Kong
23 Apr 23
@youless I agree.
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@snowy22315 (182175)
• United States
27 Apr 23
I don't know what temp water I use, but I like my showers on the hot side.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Apr 23
It must be comfortable.
@RebeccasFarm (90464)
• Arvada, Colorado
24 Apr 23
Our water temperature is fine here..good and hot.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Apr 23
Very good.
• Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
24 Apr 23
I usually use cold water to bathe. But it's because I don't like to wait for the water to get hot.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Apr 23
It may be OK when it is summer. It is so challenging to have cold water shower in winter.