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Old 12-19-13, 09:33 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by NiHaoMike View Post
You could add a pump to recirculate the water...
NiHaoMike,

I believe that the hot water recirculating concept has been dealt with pretty well elsewhere on our Forum, and though it adds to convenience, it wastes a surprisingly large amount of energy.

Pantagruel,

I think that your idea is splendid. I would suggest an immersion kettle, one that has the heating coil submerged in the water, and turns itself off, should you forget.

It would make you think twice before you used hot water, that's for sure.

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