The theory being that by the time the water gets to the end of the
hose, it's lost its heat. I don't know how effective this is, but I
did hear it mentioned on the AM radio one time when there was a power
cut near me.

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On 16 Dec 2006 09:14:48 -0800, "
wrote:

Saw a post recently where somene tried heating their home during a
power outage by snaking a garden hose thru home connected to their
hot
water tank, dumping the presumedly cool water in their bathtub and

Why would the water be cool? Unless the WH is broken it will be hot.

But a hose won't radiate much heat. Better to stop the tub and run
the shower until the tub is 3/4 full. The steam will humidify the air
in the house and give a much greater feeling of comfort than the heat
from the same amount of water.