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01-03-2008, 10:21 AM
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Name: Ken Massingale City: Liberty State: SC County: Anderson Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 63 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Why does the hot water always freeze before the cold water?? 
LOML ain't happy cause 'she' has to go to work.... 
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01-03-2008, 10:55 AM
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Name: Dan City: Asheville State: NC County: Buncombe Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Hey Ken,
Got up this AM and it was 8 degrees (Asheville). It's now up to 13 degrees (9:55A), boy am I glad I moved south to get away from those nasty NJ winters.
Dan C.
PS...Glad I put a heater in the shop.
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01-03-2008, 11:03 AM
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Name: Dennis City: Ivan's Corner (Monroe) State: NC County: Union Join Date: Jan 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Some people think the hot water thing ain't so, but the fact is, when the water is heated, the minerals fall out. That's why you're supposed to drain off your water heater every year to get rid of the sediment. The minerals in the water slow down the freezing process. Some builders even put the ice maker line to the fridge on the hot water pipe.
But it's STILL cold! | |
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01-03-2008, 11:23 AM
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Name: Bryan City: Burlington State: NC County: Alamance Join Date: Apr 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Dont know what it got down to here but it was 19 when I left work last night. I was thinking the whole time I was walking to the car that I sure was glad I no longer had an outside job.
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01-03-2008, 11:24 AM
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Name: Jimmy Coull City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 49 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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C'mon Dan, I came from NJ also, you may get some cold and snow down here (I don't get much snow in Johnston county), but at least the snow doesn't turn brown immediately  .
Jimmy  Originally Posted by dancam  Hey Ken,
Got up this AM and it was 8 degrees (Asheville). It's now up to 13 degrees (9:55A), boy am I glad I moved south to get away from those nasty NJ winters.
Dan C.
PS...Glad I put a heater in the shop.
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01-03-2008, 01:49 PM
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Name: Update your profile with your name City: Pittsboro State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Jul 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Since scientists can't explain why, under some circumstances, hot water freezes faster than cool water I am surprised to see a definite explanation here. And none of the theories I have read involve minerals.
If builders are hooking ice makers to hot water heaters they are making a mistake. The increased dissolved metals in the hot water heater generally make hot water an undesirable drinking source. I don't know of any water specialist who would advise this. | |
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01-03-2008, 01:51 PM
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Name: Mike Gilley City: Willow Spring State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 40 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Cold??? Heck it isn't below zero yet!  
Here's a temperature conversion chart from Minnesota. TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART 60 Above New Jerseyites try to turn on the heat People in Minn. plant gardens 50 Above Californians shiver uncontrollably People in Minn. sunbathe 40 Above Italian and English cars won't start People in Minn. drive with the windows down 32 Above Distilled water freezes Lake Mille Lacs water gets thicker 20 Above Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and woolly hats People in Minn. throw on a flannel shirt 15 Above Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat People in Minn. have the last cookout before it gets too cold Zero People in Miami all die Minnesotans lick the flagpole 20 Below Iowans fly away to Mexico People in MN get out their winter coats 40 Below Hollywood disintegrates The Girl Scouts in MN are selling cookies door to door 60 Below Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic MN Boy Scouts postpone "winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough 80 Below Mt. St. Helen's freezes People in MN rent some videos 100 Below Santa Claus abandons the North Pole Minnesotans get frustrated because they can't thaw the keg 297 Below Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products Cows in MN complain about farmers with cold hands 460 Below All atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin Scale) People in MN start saying "cold nuff for ya?" 500 Below **** freezes over The Minnesota Vikings win the Super Bowl!
**** sure happy I don't live up there any more! WOO HOO!!
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01-03-2008, 01:53 PM
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Name: Jerry City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by mike_wood hot water heaters If the water's already hot, why do we need to heat it? 
Sorry. Couldn't resist.
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01-03-2008, 01:56 PM
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Name: Phil Ashley City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 33 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Ken Massingale Why does the hot water always freeze before the cold water?? I was a chemist in a former life. The subtle difference in the time required to freeze hot water is very small, but a reality. It has to do with the energy difference between the surrounding air (freezer) and the object (water in ice trays).
We did the math in P-chem and its a few minutes quicker. I myself put hot water in ice trays for awhile in my arrogant youth mostly to annoy my mother.
One thing I did learn in Chemistry class that I find usefull in the kitchen is in making tea. If you pour the hot water in the jug and then fill it with cold water, the water will cycle enough trying to reach equilibrium that you don't have to bother stiring the jug!
Again another arrogant thing I used to do to annoy my mother, who by the way, now doesn't have to stir her Tea after tasting mine for a few years she relented! | |
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01-03-2008, 02:01 PM
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Name: Dennis City: Ivan's Corner (Monroe) State: NC County: Union Join Date: Jan 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I musta picked that up about the hot water freezin' faster from the science column of the National Enquirer! I do know people tell me their ice makers make clearer ice when it's hooked that way. It could have something to do with dissolved air in the water. Let's wait 'til it gets REAL cold & give it a try. | |
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01-03-2008, 02:10 PM
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Name: David City: Pittsboro State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by ashley_phil I was a chemist in a former life. The subtle difference in the time required to freeze hot water is very small, but a reality. It has to do with the energy difference between the surrounding air (freezer) and the object (water in ice trays).
One thing I did learn in Chemistry class that I find usefull in the kitchen is in making tea. If you pour the hot water in the jug and then fill it with cold water, the water will cycle enough trying to reach equilibrium that you don't have to bother stiring the jug!
Again another arrogant thing I used to do to annoy my mother, who by the way, now doesn't have to stir her Tea after tasting mine for a few years she relented! Tell me you're making ice tea and not English style hot tea, in a tea pot! please tell me that...... Warming the pot adding boiling water, wait, stir, wait, pour onto the milk.... it's the way it has to be done.....
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01-03-2008, 02:13 PM
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Name: Dave Snider City: Advance State: NC County: Davie Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 64 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Ken Massingale Why does the hot water always freeze before the cold water??
LOML ain't happy cause 'she' has to go to work.... Hey Ken,
Nice to know where you went. Haven't seen you on BT3 for awhile.
Dave in NC | |
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01-03-2008, 02:40 PM
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Name: Scott City: Linville State: NC County: Avery Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 49 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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6 Degrees in Linville this AM. 1 above @ Grandfather Mountain Nature Museum.Probably below zero on top of mountain.And yes, it is colder than a welldigger's ..uhh..ankle! | |
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01-03-2008, 02:43 PM
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Name: Bas City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 35 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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How to make real English hot tea:
- Put cold water in plastic jug (about 2 cups)
- Put jug in microwave, bring to a boil
- Add one teabag
- Add cold water to jug (about 2 gallons)
- Let sit for a couple of hours
- Remove teabag
- Put jug in fridge
- Next day, pour into Styrofoam cup
- Microwave until hot
- Add non-dairy coffee creamer (dry milk if you want to get fancy)
- Serve with crumpets
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01-03-2008, 03:09 PM
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Name: Phil Ashley City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 33 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by DavidF Tell me you're making ice tea and not English style hot tea, in a tea pot! please tell me that...... Warming the pot adding boiling water, wait, stir, wait, pour onto the milk.... it's the way it has to be done.....
yeah good ole southern ice tea that goes w/o saying. | |
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