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Sludgeyy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

You should look into getting a hot/cold water dispenser for your sink. Easy to DIY install.

They consume ~40w per hour. Where I live it is 15 cents per kwh. That’s .006 per hour, .15 per day, or 55 dollars per year.

Instant hot/cold water whenever you want it is nice.

Starting from room temperature water to near boiling takes a ton of energy. I don’t know if keeping it hot for 8 hours takes more electricity than starting it back up in the morning.

But you’re probably paying half the $55 in electricity right now for the Zojirushi.

Id pay $25 dollars a year to have instant hot and cold water (even filtered if you wanted) on tap 24/7. Especially if I were like you and used it multiple times a day.

You only need a 120v outlet.

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