#34434 - 11/20/04 09:50 PM
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Thanks, Tom, that's a lot to think about. I'm not going to say the cold-water tap is cold here in the twin cities, but I will say it doesn't take long to freeze a fresh ice tray.
One other item related to hot water is a regulated mixer valve in the shower. It would seem to save a lot of fiddling, and I can't imagine they cost a whole lot. Do you know if anything like that is widely available?
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#34435 - 11/21/04 01:47 AM
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Thank you everyone for all the replies and information. It hasn't died yet , but I guess we will replace it soon(like the first day my wife has off)
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#34436 - 11/21/04 03:19 AM
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Let's just say we aren't "tankless", eh Dave?
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#34437 - 11/21/04 04:10 AM
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Frenchy:
What is a GMO?
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#34438 - 11/21/04 04:14 AM
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Goatrider:
Did you know that hot water (Not boiling hot when you put it in the freezer.) will freeze solid faster than tap water?
Try it, I didn't believe it until I tried it.
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#34439 - 11/21/04 04:17 AM
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Usually true! Works with most tap water that has been boiled. Doesn't work with distilled water (that's a clue as to why it happens).
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#34440 - 11/21/04 04:20 AM
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It happens for the same reason that water is an insulator and not a conductor of electricity.
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#34441 - 11/21/04 04:26 AM
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Yah, I've heard that, but it doesn't make any sense thermodynamically. I haven't tried it myself yet. But there are a lot of things in thermodynamics that don't make sense.
It does remind me of an interesting thing that happened last winter. My wife had left a nalgene bottle full of water out of our Brita filter in the car. It was around 0 degrees out. She brought the bottle to me and wondered why it hadn't frozen. I opened it, and it froze instantly. Supercooling is so cool!
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#34442 - 11/21/04 11:02 AM
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oooopsss.... Maybe I should have said GMH = Genetically Modified Heater ?!?
(I know you already have Geneticallly Modified Organisms for sweet corn and, according to Brian, for Texan bunnies ....)
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#34443 - 11/21/04 05:33 PM
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Frenchy:
Oh!, for a minute there you had me wondering. GMO in Milwaukee, Wisconsin stands for "Greater Milwaukee Open" which is a golf tournament. I was not able to put water heaters, a French citizen, and a golf tournament together.
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