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Re:Mist Showers: Sustainable Decadence? (2019) by michaelteter on Saturday December 17, 2022 @05:53AM (#34026710)
Mist is a very poor way to deliver heat energy. It may be more efficient for delivering wetness, but any heat you put into tiny water particles is lost to the air before the droplet reaches your body.

To save water and energy, the Shower Loop appears to be a much better solution: https://showerloop.cc/

Re:Mist Showers: Sustainable Decadence? (2019) by forgotusername6 on Saturday December 17, 2022 @06:27AM (#34026894)
I like the loop idea. I imagine some people would find it unhygienic but it is no worse than a bath.

What about if you separated the heat from the wetness? Deliver heat with a lamp and leave the water colder? I wonder whether it would be a nice experience or not.

Re:Mist Showers: Sustainable Decadence? (2019) by 082349872349872 on Saturday December 17, 2022 @06:48AM (#34027003)
maybe even separate heat from polar solvents from nonpolar solvents? (ok, the last separation would make recirculation difficult, unless they're miscible)
Re:Mist Showers: Sustainable Decadence? (2019) by leetrout on Saturday December 17, 2022 @06:06AM (#34026787)
Ha. Like a dishwasher's recirculation.
Re:Mist Showers: Sustainable Decadence? (2019) by rolenthedeep on Saturday December 17, 2022 @11:56AM (#34029580)
Whatever happened to using the hot shower waste water to heat up the incoming cold water? People used to talk about it all the time, and I'm planning on implementing it when I remodel my bathroom.