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0 pointsGigachad7mo ago0 comments

This seems like something that only makes sense when water is scarce but electricity is cheap. You’d be constantly losing heat to the poorly insulated pipes.

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tguvot7mo ago

I have all hot water pipes insulated in my house

Scoundreller7mo ago

And you're fully losing heat if you dump lukewarm water down the drain (instead of cycling it back to the heater) to eventually get hot water.

maxerickson7mo ago

People who do it more or less don't care about the price of energy (except maybe in the abstract).

It's for comfort and convenience.

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