I live in upstate NY and my house is heated with a furnace. The air in
my house is slightly on the dry side during the winter. When someone
takes a hot bath in the house should the hot water be left in the tub
till it cools down? It seems that if it were then it would contribute
both heat and moisture to the house.
Thanks , Richard

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I live in upstate NY and my house is heated with a furnace. The air in
my house is slightly on the dry side during the winter. When someone
takes a hot bath in the house should the hot water be left in the tub
till it cools down? It seems that if it were then it would contribute
both heat and moisture to the house.
Thanks , Richard

Interesting question. Yes, it will contribute a bit of both. Weigh that
against having dirty water sit and settle in the tub making cleaning more
difficult though. I think gains will be minimal.

On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:52:25 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

I live in upstate NY and my house is heated with a furnace. The air in
my house is slightly on the dry side during the winter. When someone
takes a hot bath in the house should the hot water be left in the tub
till it cools down? It seems that if it were then it would contribute
both heat and moisture to the house.
Thanks , Richard

I wouldn't want to clean your tub! There are better ways to increase
humidity (plants, pebble trays, cooking pasta/soup, indoor clothes
line, etc).

On Dec 18, 10:52 am, " wrote:
I live in upstate NY and my house is heated with a furnace. The air in
my house is slightly on the dry side during the winter. When someone
takes a hot bath in the house should the hot water be left in the tub
till it cools down? It seems that if it were then it would contribute
both heat and moisture to the house.
Thanks , Richard

I couldn't never soak in my own filth, let alone let the poo water
evaporate all over the home.

On Dec 18, 1:59 pm, Kbalz wrote:
On Dec 18, 10:52 am, " wrote:

I live in upstate NY and my house is heated with a furnace. The air in
my house is slightly on the dry side during the winter. When someone
takes a hot bath in the house should the hot water be left in the tub
till it cools down? It seems that if it were then it would contribute
both heat and moisture to the house.
Thanks , Richard

I couldn't never soak in my own filth, let alone let the poo water
evaporate all over the home.

*couldn't ever

"Kbalz" wrote in message
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On Dec 18, 10:52 am, " wrote:
I live in upstate NY and my house is heated with a furnace. The air in
my house is slightly on the dry side during the winter. When someone
takes a hot bath in the house should the hot water be left in the tub
till it cools down? It seems that if it were then it would contribute
both heat and moisture to the house.
Thanks , Richard

I couldn't never soak in my own filth, let alone let the poo water
evaporate all over the home.


He never said anything about bathing in the same water again. If you
disagree, please point out where you think he said that.

On Dec 18, 1:07 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Kbalz" wrote in message

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On Dec 18, 10:52 am, " wrote:
I live in upstate NY and my house is heated with a furnace. The air in
my house is slightly on the dry side during the winter. When someone
takes a hot bath in the house should the hot water be left in the tub
till it cools down? It seems that if it were then it would contribute
both heat and moisture to the house.
Thanks , Richard

I couldn't never soak in my own filth, let alone let the poo water
evaporate all over the home.

He never said anything about bathing in the same water again. If you
disagree, please point out where you think he said that.

Do not empty the bathtub for a while and it will help.

www.planorealestateadvisor.com

On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:00:24 -0800 (PST), Kbalz
wrote Re Should I empty the bathtub?:

On Dec 18, 1:59 pm, Kbalz wrote:
On Dec 18, 10:52 am, " wrote:

I live in upstate NY and my house is heated with a furnace. The air in
my house is slightly on the dry side during the winter. When someone
takes a hot bath in the house should the hot water be left in the tub
till it cools down? It seems that if it were then it would contribute
both heat and moisture to the house.
Thanks , Richard

I couldn't never soak in my own filth, let alone let the poo water
evaporate all over the home.

*couldn't ever

For an ESL you are doing fairly well.

On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:59:16 -0800 (PST), Kbalz
wrote:

On Dec 18, 10:52 am, " wrote:
I live in upstate NY and my house is heated with a furnace. The air in
my house is slightly on the dry side during the winter. When someone
takes a hot bath in the house should the hot water be left in the tub
till it cools down? It seems that if it were then it would contribute
both heat and moisture to the house.
Thanks , Richard

I couldn't never soak in my own filth, let alone let the poo water
evaporate all over the home.

You must be one filthy S.O.B.
If you "poo" in your bathtub, you really need to speak with your
mother and have her potty train you to use the toilet.

"Poo" does not evaporate. It will just sit in your tub until your
mother cleans up the mess you made.

As far as leaving the water in the tub in winter, I have done this for
years. Why waste the heat, and the humidity is helpful.
I never found tub cleaning to be any worse than if I drain it while
water is still hot. There might be a few bits of hair left on the
bottom which easily washes down the drain, and the tub gets it's usual
cleaning with a little tub cleaner. No biggie.

wrote in message
As far as leaving the water in the tub in winter, I have done this for
years. Why waste the heat, and the humidity is helpful.
I never found tub cleaning to be any worse than if I drain it while
water is still hot. There might be a few bits of hair left on the
bottom which easily washes down the drain, and the tub gets it's usual
cleaning with a little tub cleaner. No biggie.


Cleaning it as you finally do empty it may even be easier since the dirt will be
softened.

I think if I did my math right, if 40 gallons of water start at 100 degrees
and it cools to 70 you saved 13 cents based one therm of gas costing $1.14.

PS I have no idea how much a therm goes for these days.


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I live in upstate NY and my house is heated with a furnace. The air in
my house is slightly on the dry side during the winter. When someone
takes a hot bath in the house should the hot water be left in the tub
till it cools down? It seems that if it were then it would contribute
both heat and moisture to the house.
Thanks , Richard

I've seen a system lately that will wrap around your drain pipe and
extract the heat for drain water (shower or tub) and converted to more
heat.

I don't have the link now but if its worth selling a system I think
leaving the water in the tub is a great idea! With my crackling dry
hands I could use the little extra humidity myself.
cln

"cln" wrote in message
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I've seen a system lately that will wrap around your drain pipe and
extract the heat for drain water (shower or tub) and converted to more
heat.

I don't have the link now but if its worth selling a system I think
leaving the water in the tub is a great idea! With my crackling dry
hands I could use the little extra humidity myself.

The device you mention needs flowing input water at the same time as the warm
water exits. It thus will work well for showers, but not baths.

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I live in upstate NY and my house is heated with a furnace. The air in
my house is slightly on the dry side during the winter. When someone
takes a hot bath in the house should the hot water be left in the tub
till it cools down? It seems that if it were then it would contribute
both heat and moisture to the house.
Thanks , Richard

On Dec 18, 7:46 pm, "Cliff Hartle" wrote:
I think if I did my math right, if 40 gallons of water start at 100 degrees
and it cools to 70 you saved 13 cents based one therm of gas costing $1.14.

PS I have no idea how much a therm goes for these days.



I did a similar set of calcs & came up with something in the 15 to 20
cent range

so the total benefit depends on how often the OP uses the tub.

cheers
Bob

cln wrote:
I've seen a system lately that will wrap around your drain pipe and
extract the heat for drain water (shower or tub) and converted to more
heat.

I don't have the link now but if its worth selling a system I think
leaving the water in the tub is a great idea! With my crackling dry
hands I could use the little extra humidity myself.
cln
Hmmm,
My gosh! Install a power humidifier and get it over with.

On Dec 18, 4:35*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:59:16 -0800 (PST),Kbalz

wrote:
On Dec 18, 10:52 am, " wrote:
I live in upstate NY and my house is heated with a furnace. The air in
my house is slightly on the dry side during the winter. When someone
takes a hot bath in the house should the hot water be left in the tub
till it cools down? It seems that if it were then it would contribute
both heat and moisture to the house.
Thanks , Richard

I couldn't never soak in my own filth, let alone let the poo water
evaporate all over the home.

You must be one filthy S.O.B.
If you "poo" in your bathtub, you really need to speak with your
mother and have her potty train you to use the toilet.

"Poo" does not evaporate. It will just sit in your tub until your
mother cleans up the mess you made.

As far as leaving the water in the tub in winter, I have done this for
years. *Why waste the heat, and the humidity is helpful.
I never found tub cleaning to be any worse than if I drain it while
water is still hot. *There might be a few bits of hair left on the
bottom which easily washes down the drain, and the tub gets it's usual
cleaning with a little tub cleaner. *No biggie.

Poo water doesn't physically mean I dropped a duece in it.. Its just
slang for nasty water.. get with it.

On Dec 19, 7:52*am, cln wrote:
I've seen a system lately that will wrap around your drain pipe and
extract the heat for drain water (shower or tub) and converted to more
heat.

Of course, the water coming out of the shower will be colder, and if
you want the same temp coming out, you'll use more hot water. There
is no free lunch!

In article 50211def-e045-4c51-8e26-
, alt.home.repair,
says...
On Dec 19, 7:52*am, cln wrote:
I've seen a system lately that will wrap around your drain pipe and
extract the heat for drain water (shower or tub) and converted to more
heat.

Of course, the water coming out of the shower will be colder, and if
you want the same temp coming out, you'll use more hot water. There
is no free lunch!

Um, no. Maybe you want to read again, once more for comprehension.
;-) Sounds like a scam though.

--
Keith

"Larry Bud" wrote in message
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On Dec 19, 7:52 am, cln wrote:
I've seen a system lately that will wrap around your drain pipe and
extract the heat for drain water (shower or tub) and converted to more
heat.

Of course, the water coming out of the shower will be colder, and if
you want the same temp coming out, you'll use more hot water. There
is no free lunch!

If you understood the device he talks about, you'd know otherwise.