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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Unless you have a pump recirculating the water in the pipes, you have to drain all the room-temperature water sitting in the pipes before you get to the fresh hot water straight from the water heater. So the shorter the pipe between the water heater and the faucet, the faster it'll heat up.
gpt
That makes a lot of sense why my shitty house is faster since it’s smaller lol. Thanks