borth@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days agoThere should be a "last used combination" faucet handle for sinks so you don't have to balance hot and cold everytime during wintermessage-squaremessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down113
arrow-up1156arrow-down1message-squareThere should be a "last used combination" faucet handle for sinks so you don't have to balance hot and cold everytime during winterborth@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squareUnrefinedChihuahua@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down13·2 days agoNot needed because you shouldn’t be using warm water to wash your hands. Cold only.
minus-squareUnrefinedChihuahua@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoWhat I read is that cold water cleans just as well as warm water but uses less energy, therefore better for the planet overall. I agree it is more comfortable, but that was my reasoning.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoWhile this is true, washing your body doesn’t need warm water I’d like to make two points: It’s more comfortable to bathe/shower in warm water Hot water is handy for washing dishes by breaking up hardened, sticky substances and not everyone has a dishwasher.
minus-squareUnrefinedChihuahua@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day ago Bathing/showering, yes, agreed. Hot water for dishes is different than what OP was talking about.
Not needed because you shouldn’t be using warm water to wash your hands. Cold only.
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Canadian.
Why?
What I read is that cold water cleans just as well as warm water but uses less energy, therefore better for the planet overall.
I agree it is more comfortable, but that was my reasoning.
While this is true, washing your body doesn’t need warm water I’d like to make two points:
It’s more comfortable to bathe/shower in warm water
Hot water is handy for washing dishes by breaking up hardened, sticky substances and not everyone has a dishwasher.