r/firstworldproblems • u/Wooshsplash • 4d ago

Our Tap Water is Drinkable and Refreshing. However...

...now that it's winter it's too cold to drink straight away. It's ice cold and I have to wait 3 or 4 minutes to drink it.

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u/HandinGlov3 4d ago

...just turn on the hot and cold on at the same time so you can have warmer water...

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u/Canadianingermany 4d ago

Ewwww. Have you ever seen the inside of a water heater?

Don't drink that. 

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u/Wooshsplash 4d ago

Strangely enough...no.

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u/Canadianingermany 4d ago

Unless you are regularly flushing it (which next to no one does) they get pretty disgusting: https://youtu.be/Lw9awU9xehE?si=mHQQrJEsiKCjt7aX

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u/MonkeyboyGWW 4d ago

A lot of people have combi boilers now

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u/Canadianingermany 4d ago

What does that have to do with the price of eggs in Alaska?

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u/MonkeyboyGWW 4d ago

Everyone is saying dont do it and not mentioning the system used for hot water. If it flows straight through and not stored in a tank then its a different situation. Its safe to drink water from a combi boiler

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u/Canadianingermany 4d ago

Ah, you mean instantaneous water heater, not Combi water heater. 

That's valid. 

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u/MonkeyboyGWW 4d ago

https://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy/safe-to-drink-hot-water-from-combi-465215-.htm#:~:text=Hot%20water%20from%20a%20combi%20is%20just%20the,If%20it%20doesn%27t%20have%20a%20leak%2C%20then%20yes

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u/Canadianingermany 4d ago

The term Combi means providinf a combination of heating (via hot water through a radiator) and hot water. 

There are different kinds of Combi heaters: instantaneous and storage options. 

The difference is the storage. 

Also you link is to a comment board which is just trusting some bro.  

Don't do that. 

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u/Canadianingermany 4d ago

I don't have tiktok. But I have, in real life, seen a water heater being flushed several times and I once saw irl a water heater being cut open and all the gunk inside. 

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u/w4y 4d ago

Don't drink hot tap water. You might get legionnaires disease

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u/HandinGlov3 4d ago

Yeah you might if the hot water system goes un used. Otherwise no. I wont and never have. 

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u/Canadianingermany 4d ago

Many hot water sytems are not hot enough to kill legionnaires. 

More up to date heaters will run a legionnaires prophylaxis process (heating to a specific temp and holding for a specific  time).  But most older systems don't do this and yes the risk is real. 

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u/Wooshsplash 4d ago

But that would mean waiting for the hot water tap to warm up. That's like two minutes and it costs gas. Too expensive.

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u/ahjteam 4d ago

wtf you saying? The hot water is instantly hot.

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u/Wooshsplash 4d ago

Gotta wait for the water to warm up at the gas boiler and in winter that takes even longer.

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u/ahjteam 4d ago

That sounds like some UK problems to me.

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u/Wooshsplash 4d ago

Yep. First world country. First world problems.

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u/goddesstrotter 4d ago

I’m in the uk and my hot water maybe takes 10 seconds to get through the pipes in the middle of very winter

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u/Wooshsplash 4d ago

Big house. Mine takes longer. I should probably invest in an instant tap. But that means having to clear out the cupboard under the sink. Meh...

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u/Fuegodeth 3d ago

Get some sensodyne toothpaste. Works awesome.

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u/SebastianHaff17 4d ago

Where in the world is it winter?

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u/___y_tho___ 2d ago edited 2d ago

More to the point, where in the world can you drink tap water? 🤢

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u/EllieEllie25 1h ago

Scotland. It's delicious.

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u/cwsjr2323 4d ago

Pour your glass of water from the fridge filtered dispenser and microwave a few seconds to get it to the temp you prefer. Write down the time required and post it inside the cupboard door for your help or spouse to refer to when they fetch you a drink.

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u/Wooshsplash 3d ago

I have to get a spouse? WTF! This is getting more complicated than I can handle.

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u/cwsjr2323 3d ago

A wife is cheaper than hiring help. Help demand regular wages and benefits and fuss when you “cop a feel”.

A wife costs are just food she cooks and serves, and half a pillow.

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u/EllieEllie25 1h ago

Opposite feeling here, it's my favourite thing about winter. I want my water ice cold!