On Friday, February 28, 2014 6:18:56 PM UTC-6, Reggie wrote:
> "Gary" > wrote in message ...
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> > sf wrote:
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> >> Boiling faster would be some wanna be science nerd making things up.
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> >> I've heard something to do with heath concerns... probably coming from
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> >> the old lead pipe days. In any case I'm not in such a rush that I
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> >> care and start with cold water.
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> > You should always cook and drink using cold water. Drain your water
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> > heater someday and you'll see why. I watched a plumber do that once
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> > and watched all the brown slime come out.
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> but the hot water comes out the top. the crud settles to the bottom. It
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> doesn't get stirred up, or the plumber would have nothing to drain out.

My friend Gary is correct on this, though quite flawed in his political
thinking, and my friend Barbara is exactly the opposite. Thank you,
Reggie, for reminding me that I should turn off my water heater, shut off
the water to it, drain it, then turn the water back on before re-enabling
the flame.

--B