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The UK shower like that too. Gas boilers with long pipes means you need to wait for the hot water to come through, and if you stop it again you then have a loa
by benj111 4y ago
The UK shower like that too.
Gas boilers with long pipes means you need to wait for the hot water to come through, and if you stop it again you then have a load of cold water just waiting to take you by surprise.
- stavros 4y agoIt only takes you by surprise once in your life, after that you just run the water away from you for a second while the warm water comes in. Since we have handheld shower heads (another thing I can't believe the US lacks), it's no problem at all.
- benj111 4y agoYes but if you're waiting 20 seconds for the hot water everytime it makes it not worth it to switch the shower on and off.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoThe water in the hot water pipe will not have gone cold during the short time it takes to clean one’s self.
- benj111 4y agoNo but the boiler takes time to come on so at some point it's going to run cold because cold water is flowing through the pipe before the boiler turns on. I suppose you could time when the cold water is going to arrive an step out of the shower for it to flow through, but my point still stands, it's a pain and just easier to leave the shower on.
- samatman 4y agoI miss handheld shower heads! Europe was so great. Cutlery too. The United States doesn't have kitchen knives, we have to tear meat and bread with our hands, it's terrible.
- edflsafoiewq 4y agoThere are shower heads that you switch to a trickle for this reason. You still save a lot of water but the trickle keeps the hot water coming through.
- rahimnathwani 4y agoThe water in the pipe won't get cold in the 2 mins it takes to soap your body.