alt Hacker NewsThis seems like something that only makes sense when water is scarce but electricity is cheap. You’d be constantly losing heat to the poorly insulated pipes.
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Scoundreller • 11/06/2025
And you're fully losing heat if you dump lukewarm water down the drain (instead of cycling it back to the heater) to eventually get hot water.
maxerickson • 11/05/2025
People who do it more or less don't care about the price of energy (except maybe in the abstract).
It's for comfort and convenience.
I have all hot water pipes insulated in my house