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For real. Everytime I get in the shower I end up having to point the showerhead away and cower from the cold water and I could have just turned it on first?
I remember this thread. One of the responses was from someone who thought that the beep his car made when locking the doors got quieter when activated from further away.
Well...by the power of the inverse square law, they kinda do, I guess.
Kinda sweet that she was prioritizing water conservation over her own comfort level
Im one of those dumbasses that likes a cold shower.
The occasional cold shower is amazing!
I have zero idea about the health benefits but after taking an ice cold morning shower, I feel like I can take on anything after getting past that lol.
On a hot day, its like having armor on for a lil while. Like bring on 90 degrees Fahrenheit, my skin is made of ice!
I don't think I've ever used a shower where there was no way to avoid an initial cold spray while standing in it, so it never occurred to me to turn it on first because it wasn't an issue.
No one mentioned (probably an assumed thing) to turn the water on full hot to let it warm up, then move it to the preferred mix position. Doesn't waste the cold water which will stay more or less the same temp, it's only flushing out the cold in the hot water line. And because you have it fully on hot, it takes less time.
Or get a tankless water heater to get it almost right away. I've seen debates on which is a better choice when factoring everything in, and I think it's a close tie with no clear winner, each having their caveats.
The water in the pipes is still cold. Tankless heaters are endless, not instant. You still have to wait until the cold water is pushed out of the pipes, same as with a tank. Tankless heaters are still installed in the same central location as a tank and the hot water has to come from that point.
Well, there's those suicide showerheads containing the heating element...
This is true, but a lot of tankless sells advertise a feature that some have that recirculate the hot water so it's available without the wait.
So some people assume it's a feature all tankless have.
Most houses have a line going from the heater to the tap, not a loop, so the water just sits in the pipe waiting for pressure behind it to push it out of the tap. The cold water in the pipes can't be recirculated. I suppose you could plumb a loop through the whole house and constantly rerun the cooling water through the heater but that kind of defeats the energy savings from a tankless heater. That loop becomes a really long skinny tank that's right next to all of your taps.
I learnt that USians have to do this from movies (because you guys have weird plumbing, I think?). Does this person not watch movies?
I'm fairly sure a lot of places have to wait, unless you have an electric shower.
In the US people usually have an immersion heater tank for the hot water. Here in the UK I've got a combi boiler that produces water for hot taps, showers, and also central heating radiators.
In both cases there's some distance of pipe between where your hot water is coming from and where your shower is and that's what you are waiting for - for the water to get where it needs to go.
How does your stuff work?
I've certainly never had to wait long enough to be worth turning the water on before I get in (or even before undressing). Some English terms for what's the standard here are apparently "flow heater", "instant water heater", "tankless water heater" and similar.
Similar dumbassery: Taking a shit and seating there for 20 minutes inhaling feces stench when I could do a flush as soon first turds come out and stay on the toilet until I can't feel my legs without a farty atmosphere in the bathroom.
Although, if you're a ball haver, this is a great way to get poo water splash on your balls...
"I'm working on my masters and I feel like such a dumbass..."
Never assume someone with an advanced degree knows anything outside of that degree because "they must be smart".
Honestly, speaking as somebody with two different masters degrees, it’s a good idea to not assume they know anything WITHIN their degree field too, until they prove otherwise.
Famous physicist and misogynist "Surely you're Joking" Mr. Feynman comes to mind. Didn't even know you can't have both lemon and milk in you tea.
There is a difference between "intelligent" and "smart" is the way I like to describe myself.
I'm college educated. But I'm also the guy that took twelve years to realize that his stove had a cook-timer on it...
I know mine has one, I just don't know how to use it. Does that count?