> > > > [snip]
>
> > >At the end of a typical shower there is warm water in the tub about 4
> > >inches deep, 15 to 18 inches wide and about 48 inches long. These are
> > >probably a bit overestimated; but to continue ............. that's 0.3
> > >x 1.5 x 4 cu feet of water = 1.8 lets say 2 cubic feet of water? >
> > Never mind the energy issues -- you need to find out what's clogging your
> > drain!!
>
> If you want to get that anal about extracting 8 cents of heat from
> shower waste water, they do have heat recovery devices you could
> install in the drain line. It's basicly a heat exchanger that runs
> the exiting waste water past the incoming cold water that is going to
> your water heater. I doubt it's practical, worth the cost/trouble,
> etc but at least you don't have to stand in 4 inchs of water taking a > shower.
Think you guys need to get a life if this is what you do for excitment . lighten up pay your heating and stop being so cheap.