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Originally Posted by jimmy-3-way
I think that you end up using more energy heating the water and letting it cool and then reheating it rather than keeping it warm.
I may be wrong, but water takes a lot of energy to heat and not much to keep hot.
Think of a boiling pot of water, you have to put your range on high and wait a few minutes for it to heat, but you can keep a giant pot at a boil by covering the pot and keeping the burner on low.
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Someone told me this recently about fluorescent lights too... that it burns more juice to turn them on & off a lot than it does to just leave them on. Not sure if I believe it or not... but I have several sets of them that get turned on & off all day long.