"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> sf wrote:
>>
>> Boiling faster would be some wanna be science nerd making things up.
>> I've heard something to do with heath concerns... probably coming from
>> the old lead pipe days. In any case I'm not in such a rush that I
>> care and start with cold water.
>
> You should always cook and drink using cold water. Drain your water
> heater someday and you'll see why. I watched a plumber do that once
> and watched all the brown slime come out.
>

but the hot water comes out the top. the crud settles to the bottom. It
doesn't get stirred up, or the plumber would have nothing to drain out.