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I found a solution to running all that hot water, short of installing tankless water heaters on two floors! I used to fill plastic milk jugs with the water, and I would have to run at least one gallon and sometimes 1.5 gallons before the water would run hot. I'd also forget to do something constructive with the water when I was done (such as pour it into the washing machine while filling for a wash cycle).
Our washing machine is on the first floor, our kitchen is on the second, and the hot water heater is in the attic. I started filling the washer on warm wash setting. By the time it filled completely, hot water was available fairly quickly from the tap in the kitchen! And, I could wash whatever laundry I wanted in the cool-ish water in the washing machine!
Source: I couldn't believe that I actually thought of this!
By gapotter from Raleigh, NC
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