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From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Boiling hot water and mineral content
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Date: Tue, 16-Aug-83 18:15:51 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 16 18:15:51 1983
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Ah, but there *is* a source for the "extra minerals" in the hot
water:  the pipes leading from the heater to your faucet!  Hot
water is better at dissolving (and rusting) metal than cold water,
all other things being equal (they're not, but let's not get into
that).  I don't know about youse guys, but when I turn on the hot
water faucet in the tub every morning (ok, every time I get up;
that's definitly not equal to every morning), I have to wait a
while for the rust to run out.

(My roommate & I have occasionally joked that we should have a
third "rust" tap.  It really is that bad.)

				- Chris
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