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1/14/2010 8:29:45 AM

i don't have this problem

i turned my water heater down to (120°F?) and so all i do is turn on the hot water full blast...it's the perfect temperature for a hot shower (and everything else that i need hot water for that doesn't involve some sort of cooking)

1/14/2010 8:32:24 AM

^ that's a great idea. saves electricity too, assuming you have an electric hot water heater.

1/14/2010 8:34:43 AM

^ yeah, i have an electric hot water heater...in my next house, i'm determined to have one or two flash heaters (gas preferably, electric if necessary) so that i can REALLY cut down on the bill (and have hot water faster), but this does for now...i did this within the first week of moving in, so i'm not sure how much i'm saving

it's still too hot for my fiancé, so she plays with the temp, but the fact that it's perfect (for me) for showering, washing hands, shaving, etc. without playing with the temp saves time and money

1/14/2010 8:39:34 AM

Yeah, those flash water heaters are pretty cool. My brother-in-law has a house in the mountains that has one. he runs the whole hot water system off of a propane tank identical to one you would use for a gas grill.

1/14/2010 8:41:21 AM

Dumbass thread

Unless you just moved in, everyone knows the perfect knob position by heart

1/14/2010 8:43:16 AM

^that's exactly what i was thinking. I can probably do it blindfolded.

1/14/2010 8:47:06 AM

clearly you're special.

1/14/2010 8:48:17 AM

I didn't have this problem this morning. The whole no hot water thing takes care of that quickly.

1/14/2010 8:49:26 AM

^ saves even more money!

1/14/2010 8:50:46 AM

Saving money on hot water ranks so far down on my list of ways to cut back that I'd have to go on welfare before I even considered considering it

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1/14/2010 8:52:11 AM

mmmmmmmmm morning pie.

1/14/2010 8:52:32 AM

^^ saving money on hot water doesn't actually have to change your hot water preferences one bit, unless you take showers with water that causes dermal damage due to heat

1/14/2010 8:55:48 AM

if my skin isnt red when i get out

it wasnt hot enough

1/14/2010 8:58:21 AM

if my skin isn't sloughing off my body when i get out

it wasnt hot enough

1/14/2010 9:04:44 AM

if i dont look like the nazis in raiders

it wasnt hot enough

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1/14/2010 9:06:41 AM

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"if my skin isnt red when i get out it wasnt hot enough"

agreed...fortunately, 120°F does it for me

1/14/2010 9:20:08 AM

Other...

1/14/2010 9:23:22 AM

the time i spend showering =/= the time i spend brushing my teeth

and checking e-mail takes way longer than putting on clothes

1/14/2010 9:24:25 AM

Other is looking for your keys, finding socks that match, or catching a jack

1/14/2010 9:27:12 AM

I shower in a mixture of lava and acid. My towel is made of plasma.

1/14/2010 9:29:42 AM

I don't believe you

1/14/2010 9:45:35 AM

WELL YOU SHOULD

1/14/2010 10:00:33 AM

the hotter the water, the lower your sperm count

1/14/2010 1:03:08 PM

Who am I to argue with David Copperfield?

1/14/2010 1:05:54 PM

i'd kinda want water hotter than 120 deg F for washing clothes and dishes

1/14/2010 1:07:05 PM

^ dishwashers have heating elements and heat up the water themselves. and with the right detergent, cold water can wash clothes just as well as hot

[Edited on January 14, 2010 at 1:13 PM. Reason : a]

1/14/2010 1:08:04 PM

yep

1/14/2010 1:13:12 PM

you googled "dishwasher heating" didn't you?

1/14/2010 1:13:42 PM

no, i know there's a heating element in the bottom

but i don't wash all my dishes in a dishwasher

1/14/2010 1:14:31 PM

very good point

1/14/2010 1:15:31 PM

really hot tap water also means less time waiting for a pot of water to boil

1/14/2010 1:16:45 PM

Quote :

"^ dishwashers have heating elements and heat up the water themselves"

my wife didn't come with a heating element.

1/14/2010 1:17:49 PM

yes she did

(in her pants)

1/14/2010 1:19:07 PM

ZING

1/14/2010 1:19:35 PM

dear neuservrrat

duh, a watched pot NEVER boils

1/14/2010 1:22:32 PM

d'oh

1/14/2010 1:23:33 PM