- (1) The thermostat of a new water heater offered for sale in this state for use in a residential unit shall be preset by the manufacturer at a temperature no higher than one hundred thirty degrees Fahrenheit (130 degrees F.) or fifty-four point four degrees Celsius (54.4 degrees C.) or, if the water heater cannot be set that low, at the minimum temperature.
- (2) Nothing in this section shall preclude the owner of an owner-occupied residential unit; the resident of a leased or rented residential unit; or, upon the request of such owner or resident, a person licensed and acting in accordance with the requirements of KRS 318.010(2) and 318.010(3) from readjusting the temperature setting after occupancy.
- (3) Nothing in this section requires or permits any inspections other than those otherwise required or permitted by law.
Effective: July 15, 1986
History: Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 364, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1986.