The 2021 cycle for the ICC international codes has begun. Every technical change to the Plumbing, Mechanical, and Fuel Gas Code has already been submitted for the 2021 edition.
Once again, hot water is a major topic of many of the code changes. The issues surrounding hot water are: scalding, emergency equipment and Legionnaires’ disease. The proposed code changes deal with the temperatures of hot water and the means to regulate that temperature.