On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:10:15 -0700, "Pico Rico"
> wrote:

>
>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
.. .
>> Hot water dispensed from the refrigerator. Even a choice of
>> temperatures
>>
>> http://www.geappliances.com/applianc..._enews_413prod
>
>LG just had its US patent issue on this concept.
>
>The GE website makes no mention of using the waste heat of the fridge to
>heat the water, as some have opined. (I don't think the LG patent says
>anything other than using a heat wire to heat the water, but I didn't read
>it completely). GE pending patent application publication 20090133430 A1
>refers only to "a heating element for heating the fluid 26 within the tank
>24 to a predetermined temperature". Doesn't sound like they are talking
>about using waste heat, and if they are this patent (should it be granted)
>may have problems due to failure to disclose best mode.
>
>
>But the GE website says it takes TWO MINUTES to heat the 12 oz. of water.
>WTH?
>

Yeah-- If you have to wait at all for a single serving of hot water-
then they are not storing anything but using [probably resistant]
heating on demand. Seems like a total waste.

Jim