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BN9 BHA

BN9 BHA

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Jul 14, 2013
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Bodian said:
Because I use a kettle on the gas hob. Putting hot/warm water in means it boils a lot more quickly.

However, mine's a mixer tap - so technically the answer is both or neither!
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I was actually waiting for a " boils quicker " reply.
What sort of hot water system do you have?
 




dazzer6666

dazzer6666

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Mar 27, 2013
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Bodian said:
Because I use a kettle on the gas hob. Putting hot/warm water in means it boils a lot more quickly.

However, mine's a mixer tap - so technically the answer is both or neither!
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Is it ? Surely you can make your mixer tap produce hot or cold water ?
 








BN9 BHA

BN9 BHA

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Mustafa said:
To be fair, if you didn't need to start a combi boiler in order to make the hot water, then it would be considerably more energy efficient to fill a kettle from your already heated water.

It's not something I would do personally, as even though boiling it through a kettle would kill any pathogens, I suspect that it might have a particular taste to it.
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I have seen far too many dirty cold water storage tanks in lofts that supply hot water cylinders. :eek:
I always use mains cold water to fill my kettle
 


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Bodian

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May 3, 2012
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bn9 bha said:
I was actually waiting for a " boils quicker " reply.
What sort of hot water system do you have?
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Combi - I probably use more energy when it kicks in than I save mind - although if it's on for the heating, it's already burning gas. There's something more satisfying about boiling a kettle on the hob than an electric kettle - don't know what/why, there just is.

dazzer6666 said:
Is it ? Surely you can make your mixer tap produce hot or cold water ?
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Yes - but the OP's question was about which 'tap', not what temperature!
 






BN9 BHA

BN9 BHA

DOCKERS
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Jul 14, 2013
21,530
Newhaven
Bodian said:
Combi - I probably use more energy when it kicks in than I save mind - although if it's on for the heating, it's already burning gas. There's something more satisfying about boiling a kettle on the hob than an electric kettle - don't know what/why, there just is.



Yes - but the OP's question was about which 'tap', not what temperature!
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I grew up in a house with a whistling kettle on the gas cooker.
I've been to houses with an Aga and seen kettles used on them
 


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Sirnormangall

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Sep 21, 2017
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When I run my hot water tap for eg. to do the washing up, it first runs cold for a while. So to save wasting that water I fill up the kettle. Will it kill me?
 


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marlowe

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Dec 13, 2015
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I accidentally filled my kettle with water from the hot tap and began the boiling process this very evening. When I realised my error I immediately removed the kettle from the base unit, emptied it completely and refilled with water from the cold tap.
 










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