4 The Dallas Post Design safety into the bathroom This year, thousands of families will decide to remodel a bathroom. When drawing up plans that include flatter- ing lighting, whirlpools and fashion- able faucets, how many will make safety an integral part of the design? According to the National Safe Kids Campaign, each year more than 37,000 children in the United States are treated for scald burns resulting from hot liquids and hot food. Whether caused by hot bath water or a spill from a pot on the stove, these scalds can burn and scar as severely as any caused by direct heat sources. “It takes just three seconds for a child to sustain a third degree burn— requiring hospitalization and skin grafts—from water at 140 degrees Fahrenheit,” says Bill Kamela of the National Safe Kids Campaign. “A child isn’t likely to jump out of a bath to avoid hot water. A young child in hot water will scream, but he may not be able to get out.” Among the safety features to con- sider when designing a bath are pres- sure balance tub and shower valves. Required by law in some communi- ties, pressure balance valves help to prevent scalds by keeping the water temperature consistently at a safe lev- el when water pressure suddenly changes, - 4 Other safety features to incorpo- rate into any bathroom design are magnetic locks on medicine cabinets and drawers so that children cannot reach poisonous materials, low volt- age lighting to reduce the risk of elec- trical shock, and rounded edges for sinks, counters and cabinets to mini- mize risk of cuts or abrasions. Today, these products are more attractive and consumer-friendly than in the past, when special requirements meant products possessed a more in- stitutional, and therefore less desir- able, appearance. 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Spills wipe up easily with a pa- per towel and a recommended clean- er, while burned-on spills clean up quickly with a razor-blade scraper. The Ceran panel is also amazingly tough. Even ice water spilled on a red- hot cooktop causes no damage. Smoothtop cooking systems, while still relatively new to the United States, were introduced nearly 20 years ago in Europe and have been thoroughly tested and proven. Mil- lions of smoothtops with Ceran glass- ceramic cooktop panels are now in daily use. There are a number of features you should ask about when shopping for a smoothtop range or cooktop. For ex- ample, heating elements. There are two primary types—radiant and halo- gen—and a third more exotic and ex- pensive type, induction. Radiant elements are the most common and least expensive. They use electrical resistance to create heat, and reach maximum temperature in 7 to 10 seconds. Heat is conducted through the Ceran cooktop panel into the pot or pan. Halogen elements use halogen lamps to generate heat. The halogen elements themselves light up immedi- ately and reach their maximum tem- The Dallas Post perature almost instantly. Most quality metal cookware will work with either radiant or halogen elements. As is the case with any elec- Smooth surface cooktops and ranges are a growing trend in new and remodeled kitchens. NO PAYMENTS FOR 6 MONTHS * No Money Down ® No Interest If Paid Within 6 Months e Call Today Q 2 Spring Home Improvement tric cooktop, you will get best results by matching the diameter of your cookware with the cooking zone. You will also increase the efficiency of your range by using pots and pans that have heavy, smooth, flat bottoms. Induction elements are the third Wednesday, April 20, 1994 9 Smoothtops combine beauty and ease of cleaning and most expensive type of heating el- ement used with smoothtops. 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