Diehard
In Remembrance
That's not what RenewDave said. He made a correct analogy to, "The energy loss/use issue seems like a non-issue."correct superDave
what happens is his wife starts doing dishes with hot water then the water goes cold
then heats up again.
no yum yum at midnight for hubby
You're saying that the usable capacity of the 2.5 gal heater is not sufficient while the one gallon of cold water is entering it. Granted it has a rather small recovery rate but the amount of stored water at X temperature must be considered as well.