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#34434 - 11/20/04 09:50 PM Re: Tankless heater
GoatRider Offline
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Registered: 08/28/04
Posts: 835
Loc: Maple Grove, MN
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 Re: Tankless heater
X-ray Dave Offline
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Registered: 11/11/03
Posts: 572
Loc: Nevada
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 Re: Tankless heater
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Registered: 08/28/04
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Loc: Maple Grove, MN
Let's just say we aren't "tankless", eh Dave?
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#34437 - 11/21/04 04:10 AM Re: Any waterheater experts out there ?
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Registered: 11/14/03
Posts: 1224
Loc: Milwaukee, WI USA
Frenchy:

What is a GMO?

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#34438 - 11/21/04 04:14 AM Re: Tankless heater
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Registered: 11/14/03
Posts: 1224
Loc: Milwaukee, WI USA
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 Re: Tankless heater
AyersTG Offline
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Registered: 12/10/01
Posts: 1272
Loc: Upper Mississippi River Valley...
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 Re: Tankless heater
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Registered: 11/14/03
Posts: 1224
Loc: Milwaukee, WI USA
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 Re: Tankless heater
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Registered: 08/28/04
Posts: 835
Loc: Maple Grove, MN
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 Re: Any waterheater experts out there ?
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Registered: 12/18/02
Posts: 1320
Loc: France
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 Re: Any waterheater experts out there ?
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Registered: 11/14/03
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Loc: Milwaukee, WI USA
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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