Washing Hands in Hot Water Wastes Energy, Study Says

Re:Washing Hands in Hot Water Wastes Energy, Study Says by artacus on Friday December 13, 2013 @06:09PM (#6903412)

So the surgeon should use cold water before gloving?

It seems more sensible to heat the water at the tap like they do in Germany and Barbados.

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Re:Washing Hands in Hot Water Wastes Energy, Study Says by sliverstorm on Friday December 13, 2013 @06:26PM (#6903476)

It seems more sensible to heat the water at the tap

That would be luxurious, yes, but it's the more technically challenging/expensive option. You need a heater in every tap, and you have to run 10AWG or a gas hardline to every tap.

(I happen to have been contemplating the feasibility of this on my own)

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Re:Washing Hands in Hot Water Wastes Energy, Study Says by banachtarski on Friday December 13, 2013 @06:18PM (#6903451)

Huh? Did you read the article?

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Re:Washing Hands in Hot Water Wastes Energy, Study Says by artacus on Friday December 13, 2013 @07:04PM (#6903664)

I confess to being facetious with my comment which is probably not cool because though I believe this whole preoccupation with carbon emissions to be a scam, the idea of wasting energy bothers me on a natural level, so that long before global warming I washed my hands with cold water.

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