Wallace Hunter, 75, a retired precision engineer, died from 83 per cent burns after going for a shower on the final day of a coach trip with his wife to the Pitlochry Hydro Hotel, Perthshire.
The manager of a historic hotel where an elderly guest was scalded to death - trapped behind a bathroom door that could not be opened from the outside - told a court on Thursday of his "heartbreak" that the tragedy was linked to a problem that could have been rectified "decades" earlier.
He told a fatal accident inquiry, at Alloa Sheriff Court: "I've thought a lot about this. When you imagine not just the scenario we're talking about here, but any number of different scenarios, we'd have been in the same situation where we couldn't get into the room. Procurator fiscal depute Gail Adair said: "In other words, if there was a cold water failure, the thermostatic valve would not operate to stop the hot water coming through at excessive temperature." Mr Stanton admitted that old-style shower and bath taps which were then still in use in 11 rooms at the 73-bedroom hotel - including Mr and Mrs Hunter's - were "confusing and complicated".
"There was lots of that going on. Some of the older ones used to twizzle around. You needed quite a grip.
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