"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
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> Mordechai Housman > wrote:
>
> > My mother always told me that the hot water tastes bad and
> > not to use it for cooking, but I've never understood it. Why
> > should it be any different than the cold water? Does the water
> > heater impart something to the water besides heat?
>
> It has more impurities in it. Specifically there is more lead
> in it, as there are almost always lead components in faucets
> and the warmer water leeches more of the lead out. This is
> especially true if you don't let the water run freely for
> a few seconds before using it.
>
> (So I've been told by workplace safety experts who have opinions
> on exactly how the office coffee should be made.)
>
> (On the other hand, maybe these guys just make stuff up so
> they sound important.)
>
> I also suspect build-up in the water heater creats more impurities.
>
> Steve

My husband insists on this, too, Steve, which is why we had to buy a Bunn
Coffee Maker, because it always holds hot water. When he realized I was
using hot water from the tap, he just about flipped. I never knew it
contained lead and other unsightlies from the hot water heater.

kili