Here in the PRM (People’s Republic of Massachusetts) I can no longer take a hot, hot shower without circumventing the law (building code) because they limit the temperature to 130 degrees.
Really.
Perhaps it is the same everywhere, but this burns my ass (in an emotional sense, not literally, which I might enjoy, but the water temperature is not allowed to get that high)
I used to depend on a steaming hot shower to loosen my back muscles...after getting my bathroom upgraded with the new temp limiters in place, the only way I can get around it is by circumventing the device, which requires technical know-how or an illegal plumber, both of which make lawbreakers of citizens.
That is just another example of nanny-statism.
No regulations on water temp yet here BUT there is discussion of placing the electricity meters that can be controlled by the power company, meaning if my house uses too much electricity for air conditioning, the government can tell the power company to reduce my power flow, as in instant brown out for being a greedy consumer.