• TON618@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Thermostatic (shower) tap. They are pretty common where I live in Europe. They actively adjust the water mix to stabilize output temperature. Also great for when somebody flushes the toilet or turns on a tap elsewhere in the house while you’re showering.

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      20 hours ago

      seems like a smarter solution than what one house I lived in did of just oversizing all the plumbing and having a recirculating hot water pump (probably could help prevent freezing, but it only got to -40 once or twice there) so you could run all faucets, the washer, and the dishwasher and still have pressure at the furthest shower.

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        8 hours ago

        You notice the difference in flow, to be sure, so oversized piping may still be a good idea. But the temperature shift will be soft and correct itself promptly.