On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:30:59 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Avins >
wrote:

>On Jun 25, 2:35*pm, "Tom Del Rosso" > wrote:
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>> > Polly Esther wrote:
>> > > Just in case you were thinking of using water from your hot water
>> > > tank for cooking because it 'may' be faster, I'm not so sure that's
>> > > a good idea. Polly
>>
>> > I know they used to say this because lead was more likely to leach
>> > from the pipes. *But if you have a house with PVC pipes like I do,
>> > this probably isn't true.
>>
>> I don't care about the pipes. *The tank is filled with mostly stagnant
>> water.
>
>Stagnant? Is that a joke? How long since the water in the mains (or
>well) saw free air and the light of day? Stagnant water is what people
>pay a dollar a bottle for.
>
>Jerry

The water in my hot water heater tastes nasty. Much worse than the
cold water.