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I wish this was feasible, but in our house the water takes 5 minutes to get to the shower from the water heater, and if you turn it off for more than a minute,
by knodi123 9y ago
I wish this was feasible, but in our house the water takes 5 minutes to get to the shower from the water heater, and if you turn it off for more than a minute, you'll get wild temperature fluctuations over the next 5 minutes while it re-achieves a stable mix. I think this is just one more reason to install an on-demand water heater rather than have a giant monolith in your garage.
- goda90 9y agoAlternatively you could take lukewarm or cold showers. In the very least you save energy, and many claim it is invigorating, better for your skin, burns calories for those trying to lose weight, helps adapt you to cold weather, etc. Not a fun experience the first few times though.
- knodi123 9y agocold is agony. I have no interest in "adapting", and broaching the idea to my wife is a complete non-starter. And lukewarm is exactly the same problem; 5 minutes to get that temperature, and some minutes to get it back if you leave the water off. I am looking for a solution, not for someone to try convincing my entire family that we should prefer the problem. :-P On-demand water heaters, or electric pre-pumps, or a needle valve with continuous return, are the three viable solutions, period.
- dhimes 9y agoI wonder if there is a way to better insulate the pipes so they don't lose their heat so much. That's pretty unusual. Five minutes is a long time for water to run down a pipe- you must be running 75ft or so of pipe- so insulation is the other answer (the first being the on-demand water heater in the shower- I used one once and had no problem with it, and it may be more efficient anyway).