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>Although, seeing the inside of an old water heater is all anyone would need to convince them to leave the hot water for washing. You're talking about all the
by thfuran 3y ago
>Although, seeing the inside of an old water heater is all anyone would need to convince them to leave the hot water for washing.
You're talking about all the mineral sediment gunk that accumulates in them? But that's stuff that was in the cold water supply to the water heater but not in the hot water it emitted. It's evidence of its cleaning action.
- oyashirochama 3y agoAnd you dont want it to clean the seals of pipes, that contain lead. Lead in pipes normally gets a oxide layer that unless disturbed it usually safe, heat disturbs these and causes said problem. Is it realistic to remove every pipe at once? No but they will work on it probably over 10-20 years, since as long as they don't add oxide inhibitors/removers (mostly what caused the flint disaster) or add heat, it is relatively safe.
- washadjeffmad 3y agoI think the point is that a cold water line is easily flushed before use, and it's less likely to breed or incubate biologics. I wouldn't call water standing in accumulated scale and sediment "clean" any more than I'd prefer to drink from a stagnant pool than a stream!