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People experiencing bath time scalding has been a long-running problem and the conception of ant-scald taps, valves and showers began with attempting to prevent deaths and injuries caused by bath time scalding. These devices are not a new form of technology as they have been around in public buildings such as hotels and healthcare environments. Despite their prominence in the public institution market, their popularity in domestic bathrooms have yet to increase. The anti-scald products have been particularly useful in homes with the elderly or young children under the age of five.

You may have grown up in a house where you were used to using the shower and screaming at he top of your lungs every time someone flushed the toilet or used the washing machine, as it caused the water in the shower to change from reasonably warm to scalding hot or freezing cold.

You may be used to this happening, however if the change in temperature is particularly intensive, then this could be very dangerous for any young children in the house. Maintaining a reasonable water temperature is more important in a house with children or the elderly. This is due to the fact that children and the elderly have particularly sensitive skin and would be more subject to gaining burns if the water temperature suddenly changes in intensity.

With an anti-scald shower, you will not have to deal with this problem as the water will never turn too hot or cold. Furthermore, any use of domestic appliances around the house such as the washing machine or the kitchen tap downstairs will not affect the temperature of the shower. The valve may control only the shower, or if it is a diverter valve, both the shower and tub. It will work to keep the water temperature at a safe level, despite fluctuations in water supply lines.

It is useful to be aware that anti-scald valves are available for your tubs and showers as they help minimize the risk of being scalded by hot water. However, it must be noted that anti-scald valves do not offer complete foolproof protection. You can still be harmed if you do not use them properly.

A pressure-balanced shower valve is designed specifically to compensate for changes in water pressure. Though it may appear to look like any other shower from the outside, it has a special diaphragm or piston mechanism inside that moves with a change in water pressure to immediately balance the pressure of the hot and cold water inputs. The valves work to maintain the temperature of the water.

It has been reported that there are around 20 deaths and nearly 600 serious injuries in the UK each year due to people not having adequate ant-scald equipment installed in their homes. It is our responsibility to ensure that more people become aware of the dangers involved in not having adequate protection installed in their showers. Anti-scald devices should be installed in every bathroom so that the hot water can be properly provided in the safest manner possible.

Examine azaleas and rhododendrons for signs of stem borer; sawdust at the base of the stems is a sure indication. Look along the stem for the holes which the borers have made and run a wire into them or squirt some malathion or Orthene into them. If the plants are not thrifty or fail to flower dress them with a mulch of well-rotted manure to which some superphosphate has been added. Do not dig this in, however, for the surface roots will be injured in the process.

Coldframes should be shaded during May to prevent burning the plants under the glass and to reduce the need for watering. This shade can be provided by sprinkling limewash on with a brush or by spraying it on. If you want the shading material to last, mix some salt with it. I have found that by turning over the coldframe sash and sprinkling the lime on the underside of the glass, the material lasts all summer and is easily removed when required.

Ventilate well all plants that are being conditioned for a shift to the garden. Give adequate protection to tender plants such as begonias, gloxinias, ferns, seedlings and cuttings.

The rapidity of spring growth demands that readily available plant food be present in the soil in quantity. This is particularly true for plants that mature and flower early. For bearded iris, peonies and Oriental poppies use a liquid fertilizer or apply a dry fertilizer such as 5-10-5 at the rate of 2 pounds per 100 square feet. But be sure to soak the soil after applying the dry fertilizer. The fast maturing vegetables such as lettuce, spinach, peas and radishes are better-flavored when grown quickly; they, also, will benefit from an application of plant food. And for fertilizing roses make sure to ask some gardener’s idea about rose fertilizer.

Feed the strawberries with a liquid fertilizer. Grapes and tree fruits of bearing age will benefit from an application of high-nitrogen fertilizer. The one generally used for this purpose is 10-10-10 applied at the rate of 1-1/2 pounds per vine for grapes or 3/8 pound per tree, depending on the size.