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Originally Posted by rmay635703
In the case of just increasing the water temperature to save hot water this will decrease the amount of hot water used but the cost of heating it is higher and the losses in the hot water pipes become much higher. (also you will have to adjust the temperature as you shower because it will take much longer for the hot water pipes to get up to the full temp) So you will end up spending more but you won't run out of hot water as easily.
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After reading this again, I am a bit flustered. Are you saying that to save
money, it is smarter to have a low-flow shower head, or a high-flow one?
I understand the theory of a low flow head needing higher water temperature. My water heater is a pain to get to, and I don't want to have to crawl back to light the pilot twice a day, so I just leave it on. Am I better off leaving the old high-flow head on, or turning the temperature up and installing the low-flow head?