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Old 02-12-2016, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by vinricci View Post
I can fill a 5 gallon bucket with water from the master bathroom sink or shower before I get any hot water. I realize that my water heater is on the opposite side of the house, but that sure is a waste of water. I have been using the water I collect to put on plants but it is getting tedious. Has anyone with the same problem devised a solution such as some kind of booster?
Don't forget that it is a waste of HOT water.

Once you turn your hot water tap off, you have five gallons of hot water in the piping, which will cool down and become the five gallons of cold water that you draw off next time.

Do you have space for a small water heater in your master bathroom? Doesn't need to be gas or "instant" - just a smaller version of what you have in your garage. Have another in your kitchen, and leave the main water heater off until you have guests.

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